drive a wedge | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,often followed bybetween)Toseparate.(Can we add anexamplefor this sense?); (idiomatic,often followed bybetween)To causedisputeorhostilitybetween people.2021September 17, Jack Ewing, Melissa Eddy, “Merkel Leaves the German Economy With Trouble Under the Hood”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:“German trade with China dwarfs all other member states, and Germany clearly drives policy on China in the E.U.,” said Theresa Fallon, director of the Center for Russia Europe Asia Studies in Brussels. Germany’s economic dependence on China “isdriving a wedgein trans-Atlantic relations,” Ms. Fallon said.

Examples:

EN: We'll drive a wedge along the shore to split his forces.
ES: Les atacaremos y dispersaremos sus fuerzas.
EN: Our strategic withdrawal from Saint-Lo has made it possible, my Fuhrer, for us to drive a wedge into the enemy front right here, in the vicinity of Mortain.
ES: Nuestra retirada estratégica de Saint-Lô ha hecho posible que podamos introducir una cuña en el frente enemigo cerca de Mortain.
EN: They're trying to drive a wedge between us
ES: Están intentando meter cizaña entre nosotros.
EN: Because he wanted to drive a wedge between Madeleine and me, he wanted to take over the company.
ES: Porque quería abrir una brecha entre la Madeleine y yo, que quería hacerse cargo de la empresa.
EN: It's this way, Eleanor. To begin with, he wanted to drive a wedge into Central Europe, so that keep the Russians out of Austria and Romania, and, possibly, out of Hungary.
ES: Verás, Eleanor, ante todo él quería clavar una cuña en Europa Central para cortarles el paso a los rusos a Austria, a Rumanía, y aun de ser posible, a Hungría.
EN: If you pose for me, it'll drive a wedge between you and him.
ES: Si se plantean para mí, lo más fácil es que abrir una brecha entre usted y él.
EN: It could be a crude attempt to drive a wedge between Gallifrey and the Third Zone governments.
ES: Podría ser un burdo intento de sembrar la discordia... entre Gallifrey y los gobiernos de la Tercera Zona.
EN: Because now the enemies use every opportunity to demoralize our young people, to tear them away from the Party, to drive a wedge between fathers and children.
ES: Los enemigos aprovechan cualquier oportunidad para corromper a nuestra juventud, para separarla del Partido, para poner barreras entre padres e hijos.
EN: Riders will drive a wedge through the police line...
ES: Los Riders abrirán una brecha entre la Policía...
EN: They want to drive a wedge through this community, cut us up to pieces...
ES: Quieren abrir una brecha en esta comunidad, hacernos pelear entre nosotros ...
EN: - Look, I don't know what goes on in that fevered, fairy imagination of yours, or why you came here to drive a wedge between me and my son, but I do know you're making me mad.
ES: - Mira, no sé qué te pasa por esa calenturienta imaginación ni por qué quieres cavar una zanja ente mi hijo y yo, pero lo que sé es que me estás volviendo loco, me estás jorobando.
EN: Do not try to drive a wedge between us, Captain.
ES: No intente enemistarnos, capitán.
EN: They're using every dirty trick they can to drive a wedge between us and the Spanish.
ES: Están utilizando todas las tretas y artimañas que pueden para meter una cuña entre nosotros y los españoles.
ES: Están utilizando todas las tretas y artimañas que pueden para meter una cuña entre nosotros y los españoles.
EN: He acts as if I'm trying to drive a wedge between you again.
ES: Actúa como si yo otra vez tratara de enemistarlos a ustedes dos.
EN: To drive a wedge between Lois and Clark.
ES: Provocar distanciamiento entre Lois y Clark.

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