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a plague on both your houses

a plague on both your houses

I hope that bad things happen to both of you (and your families). The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I can't believe the two of you would deceive me like this! A plague on both your houses!
See also: both, house, on, plague

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KristjÁN-Icelandic
KlÁRa-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Foreman['fɔ:mən]
SorchaSAWR-ə-khə (Irish), SAWR-khə (Irish)Irish, Scottish
SheelaghSHEE-ləEnglish (Rare)
Mannix-Irish
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