parting

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 328 words | Copyright

parting the parting of the ways the moment at which a choice must be made or at which two people must separate or a decision must be taken; after Ezekiel 21:21, ‘the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the ways.’
parting shot a final remark, typically a cutting one, made by someone at the moment of departure.

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