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См. также в других словарях:

• could not help — could not control himself, could not resist …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not stand the pain — could not carry the burden of the pain, could not suffer from the pain …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not stand the pressure — could not carry the burden of the pressure, could not handle the pressure …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not take his eyes off — could not turn away from, had to look at …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not care less —    This expression is often confusing for English language learners. It is always used with a negative and means that you really don t care at all: Since she was sick, Mona could not care less about doing her homework, or Mona could not care less …   Confused words

• could not believe — was not able to believe, could not have faith in …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not get elected dogcatcher — verb Is unpopular, particularly of politicians. [president Grover Cleveland is] so unpopular in Washington that he could not be elected dog catcher for the district …   Wiktionary

• could not see — was unable to see; could not understand …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not hack it —  Quit; could not take the pressure …   American business jargon

• could not find it in his heart — didn t have the heart to , was not able to …   English contemporary dictionary

• could not understand it — did not succeed in comprehending it, the matter eluded him …   English contemporary dictionary