cannot/can't stand

idiom

: to hate
I can't stand him.

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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 And even if the court says Tennessee's ban can't stand, there could be additional legal fights over other state restrictions. Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 An outsider like Elphaba simply cannot stand to see the Winged Monkeys used as spies for the wizard’s anti-animal regime. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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