can

to be able to, have the power or skill to: I can take a bus to the airport. She can paint very well.
Not to be confused with:may – to have permission to: you may go in now; to express possibility: The storm may turn into a hurricane.

can¹

C0057600 (kăn; kən when unstressed)aux.v. past tense could (ko͝od) 1. a. Used to indicate physical or mental ability: I can carry both suitcases. Can you remember the war?b. Used to indicate possession of a specified power, right, or privilege: The president can veto congressional bills.c. Used to indicate possession of a specified capability or skill: I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.2. a. Used to indicate possibility or probability: I wonder if my long lost neighbor can still be alive. Such things can and do happen.b. Used to indicate that which is permitted, as by conscience or feelings: One can hardly blame you for being upset.c. Used to indicate probability or possibility under the specified circumstances: They can hardly have intended to do that.3. Usage Problem Used to request or grant permission: Can I be excused?

[Middle English, first and third person sing. present tense of connen, to know how, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Generations of grammarians and teachers have insisted that can should be used only to express the capacity to do something, and that may must be used to express permission. But children do not use can to ask permission out of a desire to be stubbornly perverse. They have learned it as an idiomatic expression from adults: After you clean your room, you can go outside and play. As part of the spoken language, this use of can is perfectly acceptable. This is especially true for negative questions, such as Can't I have the car tonight? probably because using mayn't instead of can't sounds unnatural. While the distinction between can and may still has its adherents in formal usage, the number appears to be falling. In our 2009 survey, 37 percent of the Usage Panel rejected can instead of may in the sentence Can I take another week to submit the application? But more than half of these said can was only "somewhat (rather than completely) unacceptable" in this use, and the overall percentage of disapproval fell from more than 50 percent in an earlier survey. · The heightened formality of may sometimes highlights the speaker's role in giving permission. You may leave the room when you are finished implies that permission is given by the speaker. You can leave the room when you are finished implies that permission is part of a rule or policy rather than a decision on the speaker's part. For this reason, may sees considerable use in official announcements: Students may pick up the application forms tomorrow. · Like may, can is also used to indicate what is possible: It may rain this afternoon. Bone spurs can be very painful. In this use, both can and may often have personal subjects: You may see him at the concert. Even an experienced driver can get lost in this town.

can²

C0057600 (kăn)n.1. A usually cylindrical metal container.2. a. An airtight container, usually made of tin-coated iron, in which foods or beverages are preserved.b. The contents of such a container: ate a can of beans.3. Slang A jail or prison.4. Slang A toilet or restroom.5. Slang The buttocks.6. Slang A naval destroyer.v. canned, can·ning, cans v.tr.1. To seal in an airtight container for future use; preserve: canning peaches.2. Slang To make a recording of: can the audience's applause for a TV comedy show.3. Slang a. To end the employment of; fire. See Synonyms at dismiss.b. To put an end or stop to: canned the TV show after one season; told the students to can the chatter.v.intr. To solicit cash donations for a charity or other organization such as a club or amateur sports team by holding out a can or other container in a public place.Idioms: can of corn Sports Something that is easily accomplished, especially a routine catch of a fly ball in baseball. can of worms A complex or difficult problem. in the can Completed and ready for release, as a film or scene of a film.

[Middle English canne, a water container, from Old English.]

can′ner n.

can

(kæn; unstressed kən) vb (intr) , past could1. used as an auxiliary to indicate ability, skill, or fitness to perform a task: I can run a mile in under four minutes. 2. used as an auxiliary to indicate permission or the right to something: can I have a drink?. 3. used as an auxiliary to indicate knowledge of how to do something: he can speak three languages fluently. 4. used as an auxiliary to indicate possibility, opportunity, or likelihood: my trainer says I can win the race if I really work hard. [Old English cunnan; related to Old Norse kunna, Old High German kunnan, Latin cognōscere to know, Sanskrit jānāti he knows; see ken, uncouth]Usage: See at may¹

can

(kæn) n1. a container, esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal: a petrol can; a beer can. 2. another name (esp US) for tin²3. Also called: canful the contents of a can or the amount a can will hold4. a slang word for prison5. US and Canadian a slang word for toilet or buttocks. See toilet6. (Military) navy US a slang word for destroyer7. (Military) navy slang a depth charge8. (Film) a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film9. can of worms informal a complicated problem10. carry the can See carry³⁷11. (Film) (of a film, piece of music, etc) having been recorded, processed, edited, etc12. informal arranged or agreed: the contract is almost in the can. vb, cans, canning or canned13. to put (food, etc) into a can or cans; preserve in a can14. (tr) slang US to dismiss from a job15. (tr) informal US to stop (doing something annoying or making an annoying noise) (esp in the phrase can it!)16. (tr) informal to reject or discard[Old English canne; related to Old Norse, Old High German kanna, Irish gann, Swedish kana sled]

can¹

(kæn; unstressed kən)
auxiliary verb. 1. to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to: She can solve the problem easily. 2. to know how to: I can play chess, but not very well. 3. to have the power or means to: a dictator who can impose his will on the people. 4. to have the right or qualifications to: He can change whatever he wishes in the script. 5. may; have permission to: Can I speak to you for a moment? 6. to have the possibility: A coin can land on either side. v.t., v.i. 7. Obs. to know. Idioms: can but, to be able to do nothing else except; can only: We can but try. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, present indic. singular 1st, 3rd person of cunnan to know, know how] usage: can and may are often interchangeable in the sense of possibility: A power failure can (or may) occur at any time. Despite the traditional insistence that only may conveys permission, both words are regularly used in this sense: Can (or May) I borrow your tape recorder? can occurs this way chiefly in spoken English; may occurs more frequently in formal speech and writing. In negative constructions, can't or cannot is more common than may not; the contraction mayn't is rare: You can't park in the driveway. can but and cannot but are somewhat formal expressions suggesting that there is no alternative to doing something. See also cannot, help.

can²

(kæn)

n., v. canned, can•ning. n. 1. a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal. 2. a receptacle for garbage, ashes, etc. 3. a bucket or other container for holding or carrying liquids. 4. a metal or plastic container for holding film on cores or reels. 5. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. toilet; bathroom. 6. Slang. jail. 7. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. buttocks. 8. Mil. Slang. a. a depth charge. b. a destroyer. v.t. 9. to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc. 10. Slang. to dismiss; fire. 11. Slang. to put a stop to: Can that noise! 12. to record, as on film or tape. Idioms: in the can, (of a commercial film, scene, etc.) completed. [before 1000; Middle English, Old English canne, c. Old High German channa, Old Norse kanna]

Can.

1. Canada. 2. Canadian.

can.

1. canceled. 2. canon. 3. canto.

can

could">could be able to">be able to

These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and possibility. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are called modals.

Both can and could are followed by an infinitive without to.

I envy people who can sing.I could work for twelve hours a day.1. negative forms

The negative form of can is cannot or can't. Cannot is never written 'can not'. The negative form of could is could not or couldn't. To form the negative of be able to, you either put not or another negative word in front of able, or you use the expression be unable to.

Many elderly people cannot afford telephones.I can't swim very well.It was so dark you could not see anything.They couldn't sleep.We were not able to give any answers.We were unable to afford the entrance fee.2. ability: the present

Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person's ability to do something. You use can or be able to to talk about ability in the present. Be able to is more formal than can.

You can all read and write.The animals are able to move around, and they can all lie down.Lisa nodded, unable to speak.

Could is also used to talk about ability in the present, but it has a special meaning. If you say that someone could do something, you mean that they have the ability to do it, but they don't in fact do it.

We could do much more in this country to educate people.3. ability: the past

You use could or a past form of be able to to talk about ability in the past.

He could run faster than anyone else.A lot of them couldn't read or write.I wasn't able to answer their questions.

If you say that someone was able to do something, you usually mean that they had the ability to do it and they did it. Could does not have this meaning.

After two weeks in bed, he was able to return to work.The farmers were able to pay their employees' wages.

If you want to say that someone had the ability to do something but did not in fact do it, you say that they could have done it.

You could have given it all to me.You could have been a little bit more careful.

If you want to say that someone did not do something because they did not have the ability to do it, you say that they could not have done it.

I couldn't have gone with you, because I was in London at the time.

If you want to say that someone had the ability to do something in the past, although they don't now have this ability, you say that they used to be able to do it.

I used to be able to sleep anywhere.You used to be able to see the house from here.4. ability: the future

You use a future form of be able to to talk about ability in the future.

I shall be able to answer that question tomorrow.5. ability: reporting structures

Could is often used in reporting structures. For example, if a woman says 'I can speak Arabic', you usually report this as 'She said she could speak Arabic'.

She said I could bring it back later.6. ability: 'be able to' after other verbs

Be able to is sometimes used after modals such as might or should, and after verbs such as want, hope, or expect.

I might be able to help you.You may be able to get extra money.You should be able to see that from here.She would not be able to go out alone.Do you really expect to be able to do that?

Don't use can or could after any other verbs.

7. 'being able to'

You can use an -ing form of be able to.

He liked being able to discuss politics with Veronica.

There is no -ing form of can or could.

8. awareness

Can and could are used with verbs such as see, hear, and smell to say that someone is or was aware of something through one of their senses.

I can smell gas.I can't see her.I could see a few stars in the sky.9. possibility: the present and the future

Could and can are used to talk about possibility in the present or future.

You use could to say that there is a possibility that something is or will be true.

Don't eat it. It could be a toadstool.He was jailed in February, and could be released next year.

Might and may can be used in a similar way.

It might be a trap.Kathy's career may be ruined.See might - may

Be Careful!
Don't use 'could not' to say that there is a possibility that something is not true. Instead you use might not or may not.

It might not be possible.It may not be easy.

If you want to say that it is impossible that something is true, you use cannot or could not.

You cannot possibly know what damage you caused.It couldn't possibly be true.

You use can to say that something is sometimes possible.

Sudden changes can sometimes have a negative effect.10. possibility: the past

You use could have to say that there is a possibility that something was true in the past.

He could have been in the house on his own.

Might have and may have can be used in a similar way.

She might have found the information online.It may have been a dead bird.

You also use could have to say that there was a possibility of something being true in the past, although it was not in fact true.

It could have been worse.He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'could not have' to say that there is a possibility that something was not true. Instead you use might not have or may not have.

She might not have known the password.

If you want to say that it is impossible that something was true, you use could not have.

The decision couldn't have been easy.The man couldn't have seen us at all.11. permission

Can and could are used to say that someone is allowed to do something.

You can take out money at any branch of your own bank.He could come and use my computer.

Cannot and could not are used to say that someone is or was forbidden to do something.

You can't bring strangers in here.Her dad said she couldn't go out during the week.

can

Past participle: canned
Gerund: canning

Imperative
can
can

Present
I can
you can
he/she/it cans
we can
you can
they can

Preterite
I canned
you canned
he/she/it canned
we canned
you canned
they canned

Present Continuous
I am canning
you are canning
he/she/it is canning
we are canning
you are canning
they are canning

Present Perfect
I have canned
you have canned
he/she/it has canned
we have canned
you have canned
they have canned

Past Continuous
I was canning
you were canning
he/she/it was canning
we were canning
you were canning
they were canning

Past Perfect
I had canned
you had canned
he/she/it had canned
we had canned
you had canned
they had canned

Future
I will can
you will can
he/she/it will can
we will can
you will can
they will can

Future Perfect
I will have canned
you will have canned
he/she/it will have canned
we will have canned
you will have canned
they will have canned

Future Continuous
I will be canning
you will be canning
he/she/it will be canning
we will be canning
you will be canning
they will be canning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been canning
you have been canning
he/she/it has been canning
we have been canning
you have been canning
they have been canning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been canning
you will have been canning
he/she/it will have been canning
we will have been canning
you will have been canning
they will have been canning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been canning
you had been canning
he/she/it had been canning
we had been canning
you had been canning
they had been canning

Conditional
I would can
you would can
he/she/it would can
we would can
you would can
they would can

Past Conditional
I would have canned
you would have canned
he/she/it would have canned
we would have canned
you would have canned
they would have canned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.tin can, tinbeer can - a can that holds beercaddy, tea caddy - a can for storing teacannikin - a small cancoffee can - a can for storing ground coffeecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)milk can - large can for transporting milkoilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinerysoda can - a can for holding soft drinks
	2.	can - the quantity contained in a cancanfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	3.	can - a buoy with a round bottom and conical topcan buoybuoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
	4.	can - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"arse, ass, behind, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, buns, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, butt, rear, bumbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	5.	can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationcommode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stoolbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletflushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through itplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a buildingpotty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young childrenjohn, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletstoilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with watertoilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
	6.	can - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletsjohn, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroomhead - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or shippublic convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the publicroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationwashroom - a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)loo, W.C., water closet, closet - a toilet in Britain
Verb	1.	can - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"tin, put upcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
	2.	can - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminateretire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"remove - remove from a position or an officesend away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

can

nounSlang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.Informal: lockup, pen.Slang: big house, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.verb1. To prepare (food) for storage and future use:conserve, preserve, put up.2. Slang. To end the employment or service of:cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate.Informal: ax, fire, pink-slip.Slang: boot, bounce, sack.Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.

Translations

能装罐铁罐会可以

can¹

(kӕn) – negative can't (kaːnt) cannot (ˈkӕnət) – verb1. to be able to. You can do it if you try hard.能2. to know how to. Can you drive a car? 会，懂 3. (usually may) to have permission to. You can go if you behave yourself.可以4. used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc. What can he be doing all this time? （表示惊讶、不相信等）居然会，竟能

can²

(kӕn) noun a metal container for liquids and many types of food. oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.铁罐 verb – past tense, past participle canned – to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it. a factory for canning raspberries.装罐canned adjective put in cans. canned peas.罐装的ˈcannery – plural ˈcanneries – noun a factory where goods are canned. 罐头厂

can

→ 罐zhCN, 能zhCN

Can I buy the tickets here? → 可以在这儿买票吗？
She can't move → 她不能动了

can

can (someone)

To summarily dismiss or oust someone from employment; to fire someone. Management promptly canned the new accountant after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll can me if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.See also: can

can

1. n. the head. Jerry landed one on Frank’s can. Frank crumpled. 2. n. toilet. Restroom? Hell, I ain’t tired! Where’s the can? 3. n. the buttocks. (see also bucket.) The guy slipped on the ice and fell on his can. 4. n. jail. (Usually with the.) I had to spend the night in the can, but it wasn’t too bad. 5. tv. to dismiss someone from employment. The jerk canned everybody who played a part in the gag. 6. n. a car. That’s a good-looking can he’s driving. 7. Go to cans. 8. n. a breast. (Usually objectionable. Usually plural.) Man, look at the cans on that dame! 9. n. a measurement of marijuana. (Drugs.) How much do you want for a can?

can

/could do without To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.

See:

(as) happy as can be
(Can I) buy you a drink?
(Can I) get you something (to drink)?
(Can I) give you a lift?
(I) can too
(I) can't rightly say
(I) can't say as I do(, can't say as I don't)
(I) can't say for sure
(I) can't say that I do
(I) can't say that I have
(I) can't thank you enough
(one) can do worse
(one) can hardly believe (one's) eyes
(one) can scarcely believe (one's) eyes
(one) can whistle for it
(one) can't beat (something)
(one) can't beat that
(one) can't believe (one's) ears
(one) can't take (someone) anywhere
(one) can't wait
(one) can't win
(one) can't win for losing
(one) could do worse
(one) might do worse
(someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
(someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
(someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
(you) can't fight city hall
(you) can't get there from here
(you) can't take it with you (when you go)
(you) can't win them all
a can of corn
a can of worms
a cat can look at a king
a game that two can play
A golden key can open any door
a kick at the can
a leopard can't change his spots
a leopard can't change its spots
a man cannot serve two masters
a mill cannot grind with water that is past
an offer (one) can't refuse
any fool can/could...
any fool could (do something)
anything can happen
anything can/might happen
Appearances can be deceiving
as best (one) can
as best one can
as best you can
as far as I can see
as far as the eye can see
as far as the eye can/could see
as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
as fast as your legs can carry you
as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)
as much as somebody can/could do to do something
be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)
be all somebody can/could do to do something
before (one) can blink
before (one) can say Jack Robinson
before you can say "knife"
before you can say (something)
before you can say Jack Robinson
before you can say knife
Beggars can't be choosers
believe one's own eyes, one cannot
bet on it
bet one’s bottom dollar
bet one's bottom dollar, one can
bet your bottom dollar
better mousetrap, (if one can) build a
bite off more than (one) can chew
bite off more than can chew
bite off more than one can chew
bite off more than one can chew, to
bite off more than you can chew
blood from a stone/turnip, one can't get
booze can
burn the candle at both ends, to (you can't)
call one's own
can
can (do something) on (one's) ear
can (just) whistle for (something)
can (someone)
can barely hear (oneself) think
can but
can carry a tune
can count on the fingers of one hand
can do
can do something standing on your head
can do with
can drive a truck through something
can hardly hear (oneself) think
Can I be excused?
Can I call you?
Can I come in?
Can I get by, please?
Can I have (one) call you?
Can I have a lift?
Can I have a word with you?
Can I help you?
Can I join you?
Can I leave a message?
Can I see you again?
Can I see you in my office?
Can I speak to (one)?
Can I speak to ? Go to Could I speak to
Can I take a message?
Can I take your order?
Can I tell (one) who's calling?
Can I use your powder room?
can it
Can it!
can kiss (something) goodbye
can of corn
can of worms
can of worms, it's a/like opening a
can see (from) a mile off
can take (something) to the bank
can take it to the bank
can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
can talk the legs off an iron pot
can talk under water
can too
Can we continue this later?
can whistle for
can you beat it/that?
Can you excuse us, please?
Can you hold?
can you imagine
Can you imagine?
Can you keep a secret?
can/could teach/tell somebody a thing or two
can’t find one’s butt with both hands
can’t find one’s butt with both hands in broad daylight
can’t hit the broad side of a barn
can’t hit the side of a barn
can’t win em all
can’t win them all
can-do
cannot choose but
cannot help but
cans
can-shaker
can't
can't (do something) for nuts
can't (do something) for toffee
can't (do something) to save (one's) life
can't argue with that
can't be arsed
can't be bad
can't be bothered
can't be doing with (something)
can't be doing with something
can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
can't be in two places at once
can't bear to think about (something)
can't beat that
can't boil an egg
can't but
can't call (one's) soul (one's) own
can't call (one's) time (one's) own
can't call one's soul one's own
can't call soul own
can't carry a tune
can't complain
can't complain. and nothing to complain about
can't cut the mustard
can't do anything with
can't do anything with (someone or something)
can't do something for toffee
can't do something to save your life
can't even
can't fight city hall
can't fight City Hall, one/you/they
can't find (one's) butt with both hands
can't find (one's) butt with both hands in broad daylight
can't find butt with both hands
can't for the life of me
can't get (something) for love or money
can't get enough (of something)
can't get over (something)
can't get over something
can't get there from here
can't go on
can't hack it
can't have it both ways
can't hear (oneself) think
can't hear yourself think
can't help
can't help (doing something)
can't help but (do something)
can't help but do
can't help but notice (that) (something)
can't help it
can't help noticing (that) (something)
can't help something
can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
can't hit the broad side of a barn
can't hit the side of a barn
can't hold (one's) drink
can't hold a candle to
can't hold a candle to (someone or something)
can't hold a candle to someone/something
can't hold it (in)
can't keep (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
can't keep (one's) hands off (someone)
can't live with them, can't live without them
can't make a silk purse (out) of a sow's ear
can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
can't make anything out (of something)
can't make head nor tail of (someone or something)
can't make head or tail of
can't make head or/nor tail of something
can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something)
can't make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something)
can't make heads or tails of
can't nail (something) down
can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
can't put a name to (someone)
can't rightly say
can't say as I do
can't say boo to a goose
can't say fairer than that
can't say for sure
can't say that I do
can't say that I have
can't see (any) further than the end of (one's) nose
can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
can't see a hole in a ladder
can't see beyond the end of (one's) nose
can't see beyond the end of one's nose
can't see farther than (one's) nose
can't see farther than the end of (one's) nose
can't see further than (the end of) (one's) (own) nose
can't see hand in front of face
can't see past the end of (one's) nose
can't see straight
can't see the forest for the trees
can't see the forest/wood(s) for the trees
can't see the wood for the trees
can't seem to
can't stand
can't stand (someone or something)
can't stand the pace
can't stand the sight of (someone or something)
can't stomach (something)
can't take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
can't take it with you
can't take your eyes off someone/something
can't thank you enough
can't think straight
can't very well (do something)
can't wait
can't win them all
can't/couldn't very well do something
carry the can
cat can look at a king
catch as catch can
catch more flies with honey than vinegar, one can
catch-as-catch-can
Come back when you can stay longer
could (do something) standing on (one's) head
could do with (something)
could do without (something)
could drive a truck through (something)
could hear a pin drop
Could I help you?
Could I leave a message?
Could I see you again?
Could I see you in my office?
Could I speak to?
Could I take a message?
Could I take your order?
Could I tell him who's calling?
Could I use your powder room?
could talk under water
could teach (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
could tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
Could we continue this later?
Could you excuse us, please?
Could you hold?
Could you keep a secret?
could/can do without something
couldn't carry a note in a bucket
devil can quote Scripture for his own purpose
doesn't hold a candle
don't judge a book by its cover
don't make a threat you cannot carry out
don't make threats you cannot carry out
even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
faster than you can say Jack Robinson
feel for
for England
from can see to can't see
game that two can play
game that two can play, that's a
get a can on
get the ax
get the can
GI can
give (someone) the can
happy as a clam
have (one's) cake and eat it (too)
have it both ways
he/she can talk/eat, etc. for England
hear a pin drop, can
hear oneself think, can't
hold a candle to, cannot/not fit to
How (something) can you be?
How (something) can you get?
How can I help you?
How can I serve you?
how can you sleep at night
how can/could you!
how could you
How may I help you?
how selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you get?
I (can) promise you
I can accept that
I can live with that
I can tell you
I can't accept that
I can't believe it/that/this
I can't believe!
I can't even
I can't get over
I can't understand (it)
I don't understand
I, he, etc. can't wait
I, you, etc. can't take somebody anywhere
I, you, etc. can't win
if (one) can help it
if anything can go wrong, it will
If you can’t stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen
if you can't be good, be careful
if you can't beat 'em
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
If you can't beat them, join them
if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
if you can't stand the heat
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen
in the can
it can't be helped
it's all (one) can do (to do something)
judge a book by its cover, one can't
keep no more cats than can catch mice
kick the can down the road
like a can of corn
like it or lump it
live out
live out of cans
look who's talking
make nothing of
man cannot live by bread alone
money can't buy happiness
more (something) than you can shake a stick at
more than (one) can bear
more than (one) can endure
more than flesh and blood can bear
more than flesh and blood can endure
more than flesh and blood can stand
more than flesh and blood can stand, endure, etc.
more than one can bear
more than one can shake a stick at
more than you can (ever) know
more than you can shake a stick at
more things than you can shake a stick at
more... than you can shake a stick at
need (something) so bad (that) (one) can taste it
neither can (one)
Neither can I
never make a threat you cannot carry out
never make threats you cannot carry out
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
nice work if you can get it
no can do
No can do!
No man can serve two masters
not agree with (someone or something)
not bear the sight of (someone or something)
not get a word in edgeways
not hold (one's) liquor
not if I can help it
not if one can help it
not miss (something) for the world
not miss a trick
not miss much
not put (one's) finger on (something)
not put (something) past (one)
not put a foot wrong
not say boo to a fly
not show (one's) face
not stand in (someone's or something's) way
not stand the sight of (someone or something)
not trust (someone) as far as (one) can throw (them)
not trust (someone) farther than (one) can throw (them)
not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her
not trust someone as far as you can throw them
nothing to complain about
one bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
one bad apple spoils the (whole) bunch
one bad apple spoils the (whole) bushel
only Nixon could go to China
open (up) a can of worms
open up a can of worms
pigs can fly
piss or get off the can
put (one's) finger on (something)
put off
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
run before you can walk
see no further than the end of nose
so bad (that) (one) can taste it
so bad one can taste it
so quiet you could hear a pin drop
so still you could hear a pin drop
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
stand to lose (something)
stand up against (someone or something)
take it from me
take it from me, (you can)
take it or leave it
talk the talk and walk the walk
teach an old dog new tricks, one can't/it's hard to
tell (one) what (one) can do with (something)
tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
that's a game that two can play
the devil can quote scripture for his own purpose
the least (one) can do
the least (one) could do
the least you can/could do
this is why we can't have nice things
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach
those who can't do, teach
tomato can
two can play at that game
two can play that game
Two can play this game
walk before you can run
want (something) so bad (that) (one) can taste it
We must learn to walk before we can run
we, you, he, etc. can/could/might do worse
What can I do for you?
What can I do you for?
What can I say?
What can I tell you?
What can you expect?
What can't be cured must be endured
What else can I do for you?
What more can I do?
What you don't know won't hurt you
when pigs can fly
Where can I wash up?
Who can say?
Who can tell?
Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free?
wild horses couldn't drag (one) to (something)
wild horses couldn't drag (something) from (one)
you (can) bet your (sweet) bippy
you (can) bet your (sweet) life
you (can) bet your (sweet) life)
you (can) bet your boots
You can bet the farm
you can bet your boots
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
you can dish it out, but you can't take it
you can dispense with (something)
you can have too much of a good thing
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
you can never tell with (someone or something)
you can run, but you can't hide
you can say that again
You can say that again!
you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
you can take/lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
you can talk
you can/can't talk
You can’t dance at two weddings
You can’t fight city hall

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noun a place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention

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verb to prepare (food) for storage and future use

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verb to end the employment or service of

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noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc

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noun the quantity contained in a can

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noun a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

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noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

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noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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verb preserve in a can or tin

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verb terminate the employment of

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