partin Idiom
parting of the ways
Idiom(s): parting of the waysTheme: SEPARATION
a point at which people separate and go their own ways. (Often with come to a, arrive at a, reach a, etc.)
• Jane and Bob finally came to a parting of the ways.
• Bill and his parents reached a parting of the ways.
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n. phr. 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked. 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. He had come to a parting of the ways: he had to choose the high school courses that would prepare him for college, or the courses that would prepare him for business.parting
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A point of divergence, especially one of great moment.
parting shot
parting shotA final insult or last word in an argument, as in As she stalked out, Jane hurled as a parting shot, “And I quit!” This idiom apparently originated as a corruption of Parthian shot, referring to the practice of ancient Parthian warriors of turning back to shoot at their pursuers. [Late 1800s]
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