can't stand the sight of
English
Verb
can't stand the sight of
- (idiomatic) to hate vehemently; to really despise
- 1895 Feb. 12, "Ring Gossip," Providence News (USA), p. 6 (retrieved 6 July 2011):
- "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."
- 1895 Feb. 12, "Ring Gossip," Providence News (USA), p. 6 (retrieved 6 July 2011):
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:hate
Translations
- French: ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture
- Spanish: no poder ver ni en pintura