cannot/can't stand

phrase

: to hate
I can't stand him.

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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 7 Mar. 2026.

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