English / proverb
Can't Live with Them and Can't Live Without Them
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Used to comment on things or relationships that are stressful and demanding, yet indispensable in practical life.
In context
01
Credit cards are a classic example of something where you can't live with them and can't live without them in modern commerce.
02
Business partners can be challenging, but in truth, you can't live with them and can't live without them when scaling a firm.
Synonyms
necessary evil,bittersweet bond,mixed blessing
Antonyms
pure harmony,uncompromised peace,dispensable nuisance
Collocations
feeling of can't live with them,classic can't live with them,realization that you can't live with them