go (one's) separate ways

go (one's) separate ways

1. Literally, to go to different places after parting. Once we got back to the first floor, Phil and I went our separate ways to our respective offices.2. To end a relationship. My boyfriend and I went our separate ways because he wanted to get married, and I didn't.See also: go, separate, way

go your separate ways

1 leave in a different direction from someone with whom you have just travelled or spent time. 2 end a romantic, professional, or other relationship.See also: go, separate, way

go your separate ˈways

(of two or more people) stop seeing each other socially, because you are living in different places, doing different jobs, etc: After school we went our separate ways.See also: go, separate, way