单词 | parting of the ways |
释义 | parting of the waysSEE SYNONYMS FOR parting of the ways ON THESAURUS.COM A point of divergence, especially an important one, as in When Jim decided to travel with the band and Jill wanted a more normal home life, they came to a parting of the ways. This term, which transfers a fork in a road to alternative courses of action, appears in the Bible (Ezekiel 21:21), where the king of Babylon must decide whether or not to attack Jerusalem: “[He] stood at the parting of the way.” [c. 1600] Words nearby parting of the waysparticulate, particulate inheritance, parting, Parting is such sweet sorrow, parting line, parting of the ways, parting shot, parting strip, parti pris, Parti Québécois, partis The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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