cannot/can't stand

idiom

: to hate
I can't stand him.

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However, Worthy brings up a reason why some fans cannot stand to watch the Chiefs stack wins. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 Tangent McCormick’s ruling that Musk’s pay package cannot stand comes as his net worth hit a record high post-election. Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Currently, the Democratic Party cannot stand for policies that get at the root causes of corporate greed. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 And a law like that can't stand on their rationality. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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