both

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CUT BOTH WAYS,

PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.

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plague on both your houses

[plague on both your houses] or [plague o' both your houses] Bad luck to both of you! - Used to show disgust at those who wont stop quarreling. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

house

[house] See: [BOARDING HOUSE REACH], [BRING DOWN THE HOUSE], [PUN HOUSE], [HASH HOUSE], [KEEP HOUSE], [ON THE HOUSE], [PARISH HOUSE], [PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cut both ways

[cut both ways] or [cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

way

[way] See: [ALL THE WAY] or [THE WHOLE WAY], [BY THE WAY], [BY WAY OF], [COME A LONG WAY], [CUT BOTH WAYS] or [CUT TWO WAYS], [EVERY WHICH WAY], [FROM […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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