English / idiom
Can't Live with 'em, Can't Live Without 'em
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An informal, colloquial version of acknowledging that someone is exasperating to coexist with yet impossible to do without.
In context
01
After laughing over their latest friendly argument, Uncle Arthur shrugged, 'Well, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em!'
02
Dealing with boisterous family members during holidays often inspires the phrase: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
Synonyms
tolerable nuisance,exasperating loved ones,familiar friction
Antonyms
perfect match,intolerable estrangement,irreconcilable division
Collocations
chuckle that can't live with 'em can't live without 'em,shrug can't live with 'em can't live without 'em,classic case of can't live with 'em can't live without 'em