house divided
English
Etymology
In reference to the proverb, a house divided against itself cannot stand.
Noun
house divided (plural houses divided)
- Something characterised by internal dissent or conflict.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 204:
- Despite the wish of many clerics to tailor their faith and to transform their lives to the demands of a more secular age, the fact remained that the church was a house divided, and its divisions reduced its efficacy against philosophe attacks.
- 2009, Ben Jones, The Guardian, 2 Apr 2009:
- For all the reported "successes" at the centre, Uganda is a house divided.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 204: