come to a parting of the ways
To separate. To leave someone or something behind, often at a dramatic moment. It looks like we have come to a parting of the ways, old friend. I hope your endeavor in the city works out, and I will keep you in my prayers on the farm. The two global superpowers have come to a parting of the ways? Well, that sounds ominous. I told her I wasn't willing to have children, so we came to a parting of the ways.
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