Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь

К134

ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ КЛИНVP

1. \К-134 между чем и чем, во что (subj:humanorcollect) to force apart, disunite (armies, military units, or two component parts of an army or military unit) by driving one's forces between them (or it)

X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом - X drove a wedge between Y and Z.

2. \К-134 между кем и кем, между чем и чем (subj:humanorabstr

to cause alienation, dissociation, hostility (between two or more people, groupsetc)

X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом = X drove a wedge between Y and Z

X caused a rift between Y andZ.

...Видимо, оно (институтское руководство) полагало, что профессор Эткинд ещё пригодится. Хоть и «вбил клин» между партией и литературой, но лекции читает, семинары проводит, с аспирантами занимается... (Эткинд 1). ...They (those in charge of the Institute) obviously thought that Professor Etkind could still be of some service. Although he had "driven a wedge" between the Party and literature, he was still giving lectures, running seminars, supervising graduate work... (1a).