drive a wedge between something

drive a wedge between something
drive a wedge between (someone/something) to cause a division between people or groups.

Frank had to travel a lot and this finally drove a wedge between him and his wife.

The issue of global warming has driven a wedge between our government and the rest of the world.


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  • drive a wedge between someone — drive a wedge between (someone) if you drive a wedge between two people or two groups of people, you do something which spoils their relationship. She thinks Samantha s jealous and is trying to drive a wedge between her and her boyfriend. This is …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive a wedge between — (someone) if you drive a wedge between two people or two groups of people, you do something which spoils their relationship. She thinks Samantha s jealous and is trying to drive a wedge between her and her boyfriend. This is a clear attempt to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive a wedge between someone — drive a wedge between (someone/something) to cause a division between people or groups. Frank had to travel a lot and this finally drove a wedge between him and his wife. The issue of global warming has driven a wedge between our government and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive a wedge between — (someone/something) to cause a division between people or groups. Frank had to travel a lot and this finally drove a wedge between him and his wife. The issue of global warming has driven a wedge between our government and the rest of the world …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • drive — 1 /draIv/ verb past tense drove, past participle driven / drIvFn/ 1 OPERATE A VEHICLE (I, T) to sit in a car, bus etc and make it travel from one place to another: Do you drive? | She drove the pick up and got our supplies. 2 TRAVEL SOMEWHERE (I …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wedge — wedge1 [ wedʒ ] noun count 1. ) a piece of wood, plastic, or other material that is thin at one end and wider at the other and is pressed into a space to hold something in place or to force things apart a ) something that has the shape of a wedge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wedge — I UK [wedʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms wedge : singular wedge plural wedges 1) a) a piece of wood, plastic, or other material that is thin at one end and wider at the other and is pressed into a space to hold something in place or to force… …   English dictionary

  • wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like this: a wedge of chocolate cake | Garnish with lemon wedges. 3 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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