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cat and dog life

cat and dog life noun: an unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.

Noun

cat and dog life (plural cat and dog lives)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) An unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.
    • The Bolton line thus became part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire on July 23, 1847, and the E.L.R. and L.Y.R. thereupon settled down to a cat and dog life which was to last about ten years.1957 October, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 725

Forms of cat and dog life

pluralcat and dog lives

Questions about cat and dog life

What does cat and dog life mean?
Cat and dog life means an unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.
What part of speech is cat and dog life?
Cat and dog life is a noun.
What is the plural of cat and dog life?
The plural of cat and dog life is cat and dog lives.

Words near cat and dog life in the dictionary

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  2. cat
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  4. cat activation noise
  5. cat and dog
  6. cat and dog life
  7. cat and dog lives
  8. cat and kitten sneaking
  9. cat and mouse
  10. cat and moused
  11. cat and mouses

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