A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

part from someone • part with someone
part from someone —separate from a person; leave smb.’s
company: Jagiello must have had great feelings for Elzbieta,
for he never parted from her. They always journeyed together.
part with someone —
1
. lose the services of a person; dismiss
smb. from employment: Mr. Jackson has rendered very valu-
able service to the firm, and we are very sorry to part with
him. 2. = part from someone: Sian was still married, though
separated, having parted with her husband to fulfil her voca-
tion on the stage.
Note: 
The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase
part company with someone—
1
. (of travel companions, etc.)
separate: We did a small European tour and after this tour we
parted company with our singer Jonathan. 2. disagree with a
person: Even those who generally agree with the headmaster
would part company with him there.
part from something • part with something
part from something —
1
. (of an object) become detached from
smth.: The lips that parted from the horn, for only a moment,
were sensual and expressive. 2. leave a place: Ken finally parted
from the city lights as he crossed the last street separating
everything from the beach. 3. become separated from smth.:
Mrs. Sinclair had long parted from the last bloom of physical
youth.
part with something —
1
. (of property) sell or give away: I am
reluctant to part with this tea service, as it originally belonged
to my mother. 2. (of money) spend: He was very unwilling to
part with his money, even to buy a house.
part-time work • partwork
part-time work —work done for part of the usual working
time only: Each “student nurse” is attached to a nursery class
with part-time practical work with little children.
partwork —one of a series of publications issued at regular
intervals: Dr. Pyke is currently to be seen on television, adver-
tising the appearance of a new partwork about science.