cat and dog life
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cat and dog life — If people lead a cat and dog life, they are always arguing … The small dictionary of idiomes
cat and dog life — Life of constant quarrels (usu. between man and wife) … A concise dictionary of English slang
cat-and-dog life — quarrelsome existence, life full of strife … English contemporary dictionary
Cat and dog — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-and-dog — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : resembling or having the character of the proverbial antagonism of dogs and cats: a. : quarrelsome, inharmonious they led a cat and dog life together Ellen Glasgow b. of a fight : malicious and incessant … Useful english dictionary
cat-and-dog — /kæt n ˈdɒg/ (say kat n dog) adjective characterised by constant hostility and frequent quarrels: they lead a cat and dog life together. {16th century; from the supposed enmity between the two species} …
cat-and-dog — adjective (only before noun) BrE informal a cat and dog life is full of quarrels and arguments … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
like cat and dog — Two people who fight or argue like cat and dog frequently have violent arguments, even though they are fond of each other. They fight like cat and dog but they re still together after 30 years. cat and dog life A life in which… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lead a cat and dog life — be constantly arguing, live in a constant state of disagreement and fighting … English contemporary dictionary
cat — (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
