English Explanatory Dictionary

a plague o' both your houses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.

Word forms

a plague o' both your houses a plague on both your houses a pox on both your houses

Etymology

Uttered by Mercutio in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

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