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don't put up with vs cannot put up with

Both "don't put up with" and "cannot put up with" are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Don't put up with" is more informal and is commonly used in everyday conversations, while "cannot put up with" is more formal and emphasizes a stronger inability to tolerate something.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 674 views

don't put up with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts.

This phrase is used to express a lack of tolerance or acceptance towards something or someone. It is often used in everyday conversations.
  • Besides, I don't put up with no trouble on my beat.
  • We don't put up with prima donnas.
  • And they don't put up with bullies.
  • Listen, Barb, where I'm from, girls don't put up with that sort of thing.
  • Don't put up with that, Lissie!
  • You don't have to put up with him running around.
  • I don't have to put up with this.
  • But I don't have to put up with your passive- aggressiveness anymore.
  • I am doing it for myself, because I don't want to put up with the things surrounding me, the way I and others are treated.
  • You don't have to put up with any of it.
  • Okay, I don't need to put up with any of this.
  • Just because I'm your mother, I don't have to put up with your tantrums.
  • You don't have to put up with the things they say.
  • We don't have to put up with Dad's endless litany of clichéd quotes this season.
  • You don't have to put up with anything.
  • I don't have to put up with this.
  • I'm telling you that your boss is a creep, and you don't have to put up with it.
  • I don't have to put up with it any more.
  • You're too thick skinned, but I don't think she'll put up with it.
  • I don't know how she puts up with this speech impediment of mine.

Alternatives:

  • can't tolerate
  • won't stand for
  • refuse to accept
  • won't endure

cannot put up with

This phrase is also correct but is more formal and emphasizes a stronger inability to tolerate something.

This phrase is used to convey a strong sense of intolerance or an inability to endure something. It is more formal and can be used in professional or serious contexts.
  • We cannot put up with a similar situation here.
  • She cannot put up with my ill humors forever.
  • I wish to make it clear that Parliament cannot put up with this situation and that we must instigate change immediately.
  • I cannot put up with the noise any longer.
  • Civilized nations cannot put up with sacrificing public decency and environmental imperatives on the altar of free-trade.
  • A man cannot put up with this by a little girl!
  • I believe that Mr Berlusconi should tell Mr Putin quite bluntly that we cannot put up with what is going on in Chechnya.
  • Baby, I cannot put up with your shoes being all over the house!
  • Will it go on until society cannot put up with it any longer?
  • This cannot be put up with in the EU, in my view, and nor does it do our citizens any favours.
  • We cannot continue to put up with a lame currency.
  • You've always put up with too much.
  • We cannot put up barbed wire fences.
  • I can put up with a lot of stuff, but one thing I won't put up with is somebody messing with my pub quiz.
  • Just like you put up with me in the past, I'll put up with it all.
  • I put up with this for three years.
  • I put up with your secrets then, John.
  • Kahlan puts up with me because of Richard.
  • Interesting, that you just put up with that.
  • Why does his wife put up with...

Alternatives:

  • unable to tolerate
  • incapable of enduring
  • unwilling to accept
  • refuse to endure

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