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a plague o' both your houses

a plague o' both your houses phrase: used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.

Phrase

a plague o' both your houses

  1. Used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.

Forms of a plague o' both your houses

alternative forma plague on both your houses
alternative forma pox on both your houses

Origin of a plague o' both your houses

Uttered by Mercutio in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

Questions about a plague o' both your houses

What does a plague o' both your houses mean?
A plague o' both your houses means used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.
What part of speech is a plague o' both your houses?
A plague o' both your houses is a phrase.

Words near a plague o' both your houses in the dictionary

  1. a penny saved is a penny gained
  2. A Peroxa
  3. a piacere
  4. a picture is worth a thousand words
  5. a picture paints a thousand words
  6. a plague o' both your houses
  7. a plague on both your houses
  8. A plot
  9. A plots
  10. A plus
  11. A pluses

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