cannot stomach someone or something

cannot stomach someone or something
not able to stomach someone or something & cannot stomach someone or something
Fig. not to be able to put up with someone or something; not to be able to tolerate or endure someone or something. •

Jane cannot stomach violent movies.

The sensitive student could not stomach a lot of ridicule.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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