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part with

 
Idioms: part with

Give up, let go of, relinquish, as in Janice hated to part with her cat, but the landlord wouldn't allow pets. [Mid-1300s]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.
  Synonyms: spare, give up, dispense with


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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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