Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat and dog life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: cat and -dog life
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cat and dog lives (plural)

Questions

What does cat and dog life mean?: An unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.

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