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can't live with them, can't live without them

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Japanese Meaning
相手に対して腹が立つ一方で、その人や物が大切で手放せない—つまり、憎々しさと依存の狭間にある、相反する感情の状態を表す。 / 嫌悪感と必要性という、相反する感情のせめぎ合いによって、相手との付き合いが困難であるが、完全に断ち切ることもできない状況を意味する。
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私の弟はまさに「一緒にいると腹が立つが、いないと困る」ということわざそのもので、毎日私をイライラさせる一方で、彼なしではやっていけません。

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can't live with them, can't live without them

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

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can't live with them, can't live without them

My younger brother perfectly embodies the proverb can't live with them, can't live without them, because he drives me crazy every day yet I couldn't manage without him.

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My younger brother perfectly embodies the proverb can't live with them, can't live without them, because he drives me crazy every day yet I couldn't manage without him.

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