come between
Wedge yourself in
Come between means to interfere with or damage a relationship between others.
A person, thing, or circumstance can come between people: Don't let money come between you and your family.
The phrase implies creating distance or conflict where closeness existed: Nothing could come between them.
Cause emotional separation
- separateTo set apart
- distanceSpace between two points
- divideSeparate into parts
- disaffectCause loyalty to fade
isolate · sour · wedge · rift · strain · fracture · rupture · split up
estrange
Cause emotional separation
disaffect · isolate · sour · wedge · rift · strain · fracture · rupture · split up · tear apart
mediate
Facilitate agreement between disputants
- interposeInsert between other things
- step inInvolve oneself to help
- interfereObstruct or meddle uninvited
intrude · interrupt · arbitrate · interject · butt in · get involved · negotiate · reconcile · intermediate · get in the way
block
Solid mass, or impede
disrupt · get in the way · prevent · bar · thwart · hamper · stop · intercept · separate · divide