Be all (one) could do (not) to (do something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-09-22 04:09

be all (one) can do (not) to (do something)

Be all (one) could do (not) to (do something) phrase informal

The phrase often includes "not" when one is trying to avoid doing something.

It is difficult for someone (not) to do something.

It was all she could do to control her anger when David insulted her in front of people.

Is it all you could do not to be distracted?

Her attitude was so awkward that it was all I could do not to laugh out loud.

go hard with (someone)

To be difficult, troublesome, or unpleasant for someone; to be to someone's disadvantage.

be hard on (one)

Used to describe the action of treating someone very strictly.

be beyond (one)

To be a challenge for someone to understand or to carry out.

be too hot to handle

If you say that someone or something is too hot to handle, you mean that they are too difficult or dangerous to cope with.

be torn between

Unable to make a decision between different choices or possibilities

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.