Too much to stomach

Too much to stomach

To have too much on one's plate

is an idiom that means to be too busy or have too many things to deal with or worry about. The expression comes from the idea of having more food on your plate than you can eat2. It is often used to refuse or explain why one cannot take on more tasks or responsibilities

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can't stomach (someone)
To be unable to tolerate someone due to an aversion or a strong sense of disgust or dislike for them.
Ugh, I just can't stomach obnoxious guys who always have to dominate the conversation.
He eventually quit because he just couldn't stomach his horrible boss any longer.
See also: stomach
can't stomach (something)
1. To be unable to digest or tolerate certain food without discomfort.
I love living in India, but I can't stomach spicy food and it makes mealtimes here rather difficult.
I just can't stomach rich, fatty foods like I did when I was younger.
2. To be unable to tolerate something due to an aversion or a strong sense of disgust or dislike.
I'm waiting to hear if I got into my first-choice school, but I can't stomach this uncertainty of not knowing!
I could never be a doctor or nurse—I just can't stomach the sight of blood.
3. To be unable to muster the courage, determination, or resolve to do, face, or experience something unpleasant.
The military always sounded interesting as a means of traveling the world, but I couldn't stomach the thought of having to kill another person.
I just can't stomach scary movies at all, but my girlfriend loves them.
See also: stomach
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
stomach
tv. to tolerate someone or something. (Usually negative.) Spike couldn’t stomach the opera, and he left after the first ten minutes.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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