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wedge
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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 drive a wedge between the USA and its western allies.
See also: between, drive

the thin end of the wedge (British & Australian)

the start of a harmful development. There are those who see the closure of the hospital as the thin end of the wedge.
See also: end, thin
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.
See also: between, drive
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But my experience suggests that AIDS didn't behead the gay community; it drove a wedge between generations that neither side has done a very good job of bridging.
Across the gay divide by Rice, Christopher / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Because Frank's dream involves swimming, it dredges up an episode from his past, an incident that long ago turned Frank inward and drove a wedge between him and son Rob (Jamie Sives).
THINGS GO SWIMMINGLY ON A `CLEAR DAY' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
He was attending drug recovery meetings, but the meetings drove a wedge between Handy and his wife, he said.
Dreams deferred by drug use by Mychalejko, Cyril / The Chicago Reporter
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