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The phrase "a plague on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used as an expression of strong disapproval or a curse directed at someone or something.
Example: "A plague on those who spread false information and create division among us."
Alternatives: "a curse on" or "damn those who".
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"A plague on both your houses" is one of the novel's two epigraphs.
No one at the Dinah wishes a plague on all men.
"native advertising," is a plague on journalism.
A plague on all their houses.
A plague on both their houses, then.
" 'A plague on all cowards,' Falstaff shouts.
My response: a plague on both your hideous houses.
It must feel like a plague on Democrats.
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It is a plague-on-all-your-houses party.
No, this is not a plague-on-all-your-houses column.
But Upper Manhattan political observers have taken a plague-on-both-your-houses approach.
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