on end. wedge, drive a wedge between. wedgie, wedgie-proof, streamlined. Sinosphere

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The term Sinosphere usually refers to the East Asian cultural sphere, states within East and Southeast Asia that have been significantly influenced by Chinese culture. It may also refer to: James Matisoff's name for the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area.

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 on end, drive a wedge between

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on end

1Continuing without stopping for a specified period of time:sometimes they’ll be gone for days on end

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2In an upright position:he brushed his hair, leaving a tuft standing on end

drive a wedge between

1Separate:the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences

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1.1Cause disagreement or hostility between:I’m not trying to drive a wedge between you and your father

drive a wedge between

phrase of wedge

1. separate.

   "the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences"

   • cause disagreement or hostility between.

     "I'm not trying to drive a wedge between you and your father"

wedgie 

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛdʒi/ 

NOUN

informal

1A shoe with a wedge heel.

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2chiefly North American An act of pulling up the material of someone’s underwear tightlybetween their buttocks as a practical joke.

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• It's like a fire drill at school, with marginally fewer attempted wedgies.
• We used to shun them, mock them, give them wedgies and snicker when they played Dungeons and Dragons.
• After that flour incident, someone slipped some ice cubes in my shirt, placed a big wad of gum on my pants, poured ink all over my hair, all topped with a big wedgie.