cannot.
) •I can't stand the sight of cooked carrots.
•Mr. Jones can't stomach the sight of blood.
•None of us can stand this place.
•Nobody can stand Tom when he smokes a cigar.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stomach — /stum euhk/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. b. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when… … Universalium
stomach — tv. to tolerate someone or something. (Usually negative.) □ Ziggy couldn’t stomach the opera, and he left after the first ten minutes. □ I can’t stomach movies like that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
someone's eyes are bigger than stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
someone's eyes are bigger than their belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
someone's eyes are bigger than belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
stomach — [[t]stʌ̱mək[/t]] ♦♦♦ stomachs, stomaching, stomached 1) N COUNT Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. He had an upset stomach... My stomach is completely full. Syn: tummy 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
eyes are bigger than their stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
eyes are bigger than stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
I Can Hear the Sea — This article is about the TV Movie Ocean Waves. For information about waves in the ocean, see ocean surface waves. Infobox animanga/Header name = I Can Hear the Sea caption = Region 2 DVD cover. ja name = 海がきこえる ja name trans = Umi ga Kikoeru… … Wikipedia
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
