Opinions & arguments
can't be doing with something
have no patience for something
If you cannot be doing with something, you strongly dislike it and do not want to deal with it.
Hear it in real life
Are you coming to the meeting tonight?
No, I can't be doing with another two-hour discussion.
I can't be doing with people who complain but never suggest a solution.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't be doing ‸ long meetings.
Say: I can't be doing with long meetings.
This British expression needs "with" before the thing you dislike.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't be doing with something; couldn't be doing with something
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't be doing with people who complain but never suggest a solution.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't be doing with something
have no patience for something
“I can't be doing with people who complain but never suggest a solution.”
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