- part company
- phrasal
1.a. : to bring a companionship, association, or similar connection between two parties (as individuals, groups, or organizations) to an end
a faint diverging path was reached, where they parted company — Thomas Hardy
held the federal union together … when the states might easily have parted company — C.A.Herter
2.a. : to diverge from someone or something (as in opinion, policy, or common purpose) — used with withthe Republican Senate leadership parted company with the President on this issue — Arthur Krock
and sometimes with fromhere … parts company from most of the scholars — Times Literary Supplement
b. : to diverge in such a way from each otheron the tariff question the two philosophies parted company
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Isee partII(of two or more people) cease to be together; go in different directionsthey parted company outside the Red Lion
■ (of two or more parties) cease to associate with each other, esp. as the result of a disagreementthe chairman has parted company with the club
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• • •Main Entry: ↑company————————part companyformal1 : to end a relationshipThere are rumors that the football team and its coach have parted company.
— often + withI parted company with my business partners after a dispute about finances.
2 : to leave each otherMuch has happened since we parted company.
The two friends parted company in the parking lot and drove home separately.
3 : to disagree with someone about somethingThe president and I part company on some important issues.
— often + withI don't believe in the death penalty, so I'm afraid I must part company with you there. [=I do not agree with you about that]
• • •Main Entry: ↑part
Useful english dictionary. 2012.