can't stand the sight of

English

Verb

can't stand the sight of (third-person singular simple present can't stand the sight of, no present participle, simple past couldn't stand the sight of, no past participle)

1. (idiomatic) To hate vehemently; to really despise.
   • 1895 February 12, “Ring Gossip”, in Providence News, USA, retrieved 6 July 2011, page 6:

     "I can't stand the sight of him," he would say, "and I'd be glad if somebody would come along and knock his block off—when he was not in the ring."

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:hate

Translations

Translations

• French: ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture (fr)
• Spanish: no poder ver ni en pintura

See also

• not touch with a ten-foot pole