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单词 seven-year itch
释义

seven-year itch in British English

noun
informal
a tendency towards infidelity, traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage

seven-year itch in American English

(ˈsevenˌjɪər)
noun
1. 
scabies
2. 
the temptation to have an affair, held to become a hazard in the seventh year of marriage
Word origin
[1895–1900, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, backwind, calling card, flamenco, frame of reference

Examples of 'seven-year itch' in a sentence
seven-year itch

`Hell,' he'd said, `you're gonna think I'm having the seven-year itch already.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
So this will be your seven-year itch - 2015, the year of the affair.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Anyway, the seven-year itch will be a thing of the past.
The Sun (2008)
Could my feelings just be the seven-year itch?
The Sun (2014)
The seven-year itch arose a year early and, while his commitment was bought, it has left the odd scar.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Maybe he has football's equivalent of the seven-year itch — or in his case, the five-year itch.
The Sun (2018)
He says that among his research subjects, the seven-year itch has shrunk to two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Can they overcome the seven-year itch?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some marriages survive the seven-year itch - which is a real statistical phenomenon - and some go belly-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Forget the seven-year itch, there's now a seven-year hitch: the average delay over a person's lifetime came to 7.2 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Call it the seven-year itch.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Maybe he has football's equivalent of the seven-year itch — or in his case, the five-yearitch.
The Sun (2018)
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