English / proverb
Cannot Live with Them, Cannot Live Without Them
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Expressing affectionate exasperation with close companions or family whose quirks irritate you, yet whose presence is indispensable.
In context
01
Brothers may squabble over trivial chores, but you cannot live with them, cannot live without them.
02
Longtime flatmates often sigh that you cannot live with them, cannot live without them when shared habits clash.
Synonyms
indispensable nuisance,love-hate relationship,endearing paradox
Antonyms
wholly harmonious,completely incompatible,indifferent
Collocations
realize you cannot live with them cannot live without them,sigh that you cannot live with them cannot live without them,admit you cannot live with them cannot live without them