English Dictionary

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

ことわざ

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

日本語の意味

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。

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.

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。

意味（1）

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

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 （ canonical ）

can't live without them （ canonical ）