can't abide

Idioms  

1. see can't stand.

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Example Sentences

And then there are the many authors who can’t abide working in a room of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

An affair is one thing, but Suzannah can’t abide Hanna’s claim that she — not Suzannah — inspired Ibsen’s feminist icon, Nora Helmer, in “A Doll’s House.”

From New York Times

Cheeseburger in Paradise is now Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise because, it seems, Jimmy Buffett can’t abide others cashing in on his tropical fantasies.

From Washington Post

“If you can’t abide by this structure, that’s the door.”

From New York Times

“It’s kind of that simple. He made some statements that we just can’t abide by and that’s why we ended the relationship. And I was fine with that.”

From Washington Times