"can't stand the sight of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: can't stand the sight of [present, singular, third-person], couldn't stand the sight of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|can't<can't,-,couldn't,-> stand the sight of}} 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. Tags: idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Related terms: not touch with a ten-foot pole Translations (Translations): ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture (French), no poder ver ni en pintura (Spanish)
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          "ref": "1895 February 12, “Ring Gossip”, in Providence News, USA, retrieved 2011-07-06, page 6:",
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          "word": "ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture"
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