not have the stomach for sth
(also have no stomach for sth)Definition
› to not feel brave or determined enough to do something unpleasant: I didn't have the stomach for another fight.Unwilling and reluctantReady and willingLacking interest and enthusiasm
(Definition of not have the stomach for sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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not have a/the ghost of a chance idiom
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not have any of it idiom
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not have the foggiest (idea) idiom
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not have the heart to do sth idiom
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not have the remotest idea idiom
- not have the stomach for sth idiom
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not hear of sth phrasal verb
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not hear the end/last of sth idiom
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not hold with sth phrasal verb
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not in a month of Sundays idiom
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not in the biblical sense idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- arsed adjective
- balk verb
- baulk verb, noun
- be blowed if... idiom
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
- begrudge verb
- compassion fatigue noun
- deign verb
- disinclination noun
- disinclined adjective
- disobliging adjective
- indisposed adjective (NOT WILLING)
- indisposition noun
- jib at sth phrasal verb (PERSON)
- loth
- not bring yourself to do something idiom
- not have any of it idiom
- not have the heart to do sth idiom
- rather you than me idiom
- willy-nilly adverb
Topic:
Unwilling and reluctant
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