cannot/can't stand

idiom

: to hate
I can't stand him.

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People flooded the comments section with similar stories about their dogs who cannot stand being apart. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 May is the last month for herbs that cannot stand the heat and rains. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025 After all, democratic governments have a duty to listen to their people — and the people are clear that this theft cannot stand. Ed Newton-Rex, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025 This defiant position cannot stand—not if the rule of law is to survive. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cannot/can't stand

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“Cannot/can't stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot%2Fcan%27t%20stand. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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