part with

1. To separate from; leave.

/He parted with us at the end of the trip./

Compare: PART COMPANY. 2. To let go.

/They were sorry to part with the old house./

/He had to part with his secretary when she got married./

Compare: GIVE UP.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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