argue like a married couple

verb

Of two people, to argue frequently over petty or pointless disputes.

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Meanings

verbargue like a married couple (third-person singular simple present argues like a married couple, present participle arguing like a married couple, simple past and past participle argued like a married couple)

present singular third person argues like a married couple · participle present arguing like a married couple · participle past argued like a married couple · past argued like a married couple

  1. informalOf two people, to argue frequently over petty or pointless disputes.

    Synonyms: argue like an old married couple, bicker like a married couple, bicker like an old married couple, fight like a married couple, fight like an old married couple

Synonyms & antonyms

verbOf two people, to argue frequently over petty or pointless disputes.

Similar
argue like an old married couplebicker like a married couplebicker like an old married couplefight like a married couplefight like an old married couple
Also see
argue like an old married couplebicker like a married couplebicker like an old married couplefight like a married couplefight like an old married couple
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APA

argue like a married couple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20like%20a%20married%20couple

MLA

“argue like a married couple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20like%20a%20married%20couple. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argue like a married couple,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20like%20a%20married%20couple.

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