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seven-year itch
[ sev-en-yeer ]
noun
- the temptation to have an affair, held to become a hazard in the seventh year of marriage.
seven-year itch
noun
- informal.a tendency towards infidelity, traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of seven-year itch1
Example Sentences
In our case, John and I got through the seven-year itch and first decade with no problem.
The “Seven-Year Itch” star had to be sewn into the piece ahead of her 1962 performance at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser that took place a few months before her death.
But if you're in a long-term relationship, as in one that's survived the seven-year itch at least once, if not a few times over, the scenes featuring Miranda and Steve's marriage may have set off alarm bells.
Monroe was raised in Van Nuys, attended Van Nuys High School and was discovered while she was working at Van Nuys Airport during World War II. She starred in films like “Some Like it Hot,” and “The Seven-Year Itch.”
“I jest got to make shore. If’n we bring cooties in here, or the seven-year itch, I ain’t go’n have no customers.”
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