comme chien et chat

French

Comme chien et chat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔm ʃjɛ̃ e ʃa/

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Prepositional phrase

comme chien et chat

1. (simile) like cats and dogs, not get along, fight all the time

   s’entendre comme chien et chat ― to fight like cat and dog; to agree to disagree (uncommon)

   être comme chien et chat ― to fight like cat and dog, to fight like cats and dogs

Usage notes

Chiefly used with the verb s’entendre (“to get along”), but also with être and a few others.

See also

• comme cul et chemise