can't stand

Idioms and Phrases

Also, can't abide or bear or stomach . Thoroughly dislike; be unable to put up with something or someone. For example, I can't stand the sight of her; she's obnoxious , or I can't bear to leave the country , or I can't stomach a filthy kitchen . The oldest of these synonymous expressions is can't abide , which Shakespeare used in 2 Henry IV (3:2): “She could not abide Master Shallow.” Can't stand dates from the early 1600; can't bear dates from about 1700 and often but not always is used with an infinitive; can't stomach dates from the late 1600s and today is less common than the others.

Example Sentences

Ive stood a good deal in my little canters around this globe, but I cant stand being sworn at by a fat woman on a public street.

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He cant stand it when you can answer a question that he has missed or cant put up his hand for.

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If you cant stand being made fun of youve no business to go into this carnival.

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I cant stand him, but you might bear with him a little in the interests of Art!

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Not Ariadne, certainly, and yet she cant stand chaff as a general thing.

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Related Words

• abhor
• despise
• detest
• loathe
• scorn
• shun