I can't stand it

Submitted by hasancanmenguc on 2017-01-21

Meanings of "I can't stand it"

English

I can't take it anymore, I am unable to deal with the situation, the actions, or words. Maybe if you've been waiting for something from a shop service person who extremely slow you might say, "I've had all I can stand, and I can't stand no more."

Explained by Ww WwWw Ww on Sun, 22/01/2017 - 03:34
Explained by Ww WwWw Ww

EX: I can't stand her. = She annoys me.
EX: I can't stand the sight of her. = I don't even want to see her face.
EX: I can't stand how he treats me. = I hate the way he treats me.

It expresses various degrees of dislike, from minor annoyance to absolute hatred, depending upon how the idiom is used.

Correction to the above explanation, which uses substandard English.
"I've had all I can take! I can't stand it anymore!"

- Phil Ambro 5 years ago
Russian

не переносить кого-либо или что-либо.

Explained by LeanderLeander on Sun, 22/01/2017 - 10:39
Explained by LeanderLeander
Spanish

no puedo aguantarlo.

Explained by Phil AmbroPhil Ambro on Tue, 16/04/2019 - 17:58
Explained by Phil AmbroPhil Ambro
Turkish

Dayanamıyorum / Katlanamıyorum

Explained by hasancanmenguchasancanmenguc on Sat, 21/01/2017 - 23:55
Explained by hasancanmenguchasancanmenguc