love-hate relationship



love-hate relationship

Fig. a relationship of any kind that involves both devotion and hatred. Tommy has a love-hate relationship with his teacher. Mostly, though, it's hate lately.
See also: relationship

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DobromiŁdaw-BRAW-meewPolish (Rare)
Pran-Indian, Hindi
Vikentiy-Russian
Tomokoto-mo-koJapanese
ZiskaTSIS-kahGerman
Jameel-Arabic