can't abide

1. see can't stand.

Example Sentences

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

“You certainly can’t abide by it.”

From New York Times