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put up with

Phrasal verbLevel B1

To accept something annoying without complaining or leaving.

I can't put up with the noise from the road any more.

'Put up with' means to accept something annoying. Always keep 'with' and add the thing or person after it.

Comic strip. Amira: My neighbour plays drums every night! Diego: I put up my neighbour! Is this correct? Steventeacher: Not quite. You need 'with': put up with. Amira: I can't put up with it any more!
Steventeacher explains “put up with”.
Your turn
What is one thing you can't put up with?

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