[part company] {v. phr.} 1. To part with someone; leave each other;separate.
The boys parted company as they came from the park.
George parted company with the others at his front door.
2. To bedifferent from someone in opinion or action; follow your own way;disagree; differ.
They parted company on where the new highwayshould be built.
The mayor parted company with the newspapers onraising taxes.
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Значение идиомы part company