Meaning of can't live with them, can't live without them | Babel Free

Definitions

There is a hopeless, ongoing conflict between annoyance with someone or something and need for that same person or thing.

Examples

“You've got to find the woman that works for you. Because, after all, we can't live with them, can't live without them.”

“Can't live with them, can't live without them. Like tweezers, pagers and passport control, computers are essential for modern living. They're marvellous (the erotic e-mail is the new love letter) and totally rubbish (it takes three hours to turn the printer on).”

“My parents' relationship was very much, "can't live with them, can't live without them". They were a crazy old couple and it was one of those love/hate things.”

““Men, Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them.” Actor Cam Magee and singer Beverly Cosham explore the age-old theme in sonnets and speeches by Shakespeare and songs by Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter.”

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