go their separate ways

English

Verb

go their separate ways (third-person singular simple present goes their separate ways, present participle going their separate ways, simple past went their separate ways, past participle gone their separate ways)

  1. (idiomatic) Of two or more people, to cease travelling or spending time together; to depart with different destinations.
    Everybody / everyone goes their separate ways.
    • 1957 October, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 721:
      […] the lease which brought about the formation of the M.S.J.A.R. came to nothing, and the two companies went their separate ways.
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively, by extension) Of two or more people, to end a (romantic, professional, etc.) relationship.

Usage notes

  • It is also possible to substitute another plural pronoun (our or your [plural]) instead of their in this term.

See also

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