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
Bozho-Medieval Slavic
LaineyLAYN-eeEnglish (Modern)
Kandake-Biblical, Biblical Greek
Joktan-Biblical
KrishnaKRISH-na (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Claud[klɔ:d]