parting of the ways

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Noun

parting of the ways (plural partings of the ways)

  1. (idiomatic) a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one
    We came to a parting of the ways because of our different ideas about what should be done to move the company forward.

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