phrasal verb · neutral
come between
UK/kʌm bɪˈtwiːn/US/kʌm bɪˈtwin/come be·TWEEN
to cause disagreement or separation between people; to interfere with a relationship
Examples
“I don't want work to come between me and my family.”
“Rumours can sometimes come between friends.”
“The scandal came between the two colleagues and they stopped speaking.”
Band 8 sentence
“Economic pressures have sometimes come between neighbours who used to cooperate, undermining community spirit.”
Collocations
- come between A and B
- let something come between
Word family
Common mistakes
come in between→come between
come between friend→come between a friend / come between friends
Say it for a higher band
5separate→6interfere with→7+come between
Synonyms
drive a wedge between
alienate
Easily confused
interfere with
“Parents who constantly interfere with their children's decisions often damage their confidence.”
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