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come between

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: come BETWEEN. Saying “COME between” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

No pause between the words. /m/ runs straight into /b/ — “come between” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.

What it means

To damage the relationship between two people.
- “Don't let money come between you.”
- “Nothing came between those two for forty years.”
Similar: divide

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come apart

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come between — meaning, examples & how to say it