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Phrase of the Day (drive a wedge between)-16AUG20

Phrase of the Day (drive a wedge between)-16AUG20

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is drive a wedge between and it is a phrase meaning “to cause misunderstanding or quarrel between two people and damage their good relationship”.

Example Sentence: George Bush’s Iraq misadventure drove a terrible wedge, not least his attempts to divide the continent into New and Old Europe.

This phrase is present in The The Guardian article Why Germany would be especially happy to see the back of Trump and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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