Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #37 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Put Up With

to tolerate

Examples

  • I can't put up with noise.

Key rules

  • Put up with means tolerate something unpleasant
  • It is inseparable and always takes an object after "with"
  • It is often used in negative sentences: I can't put up with noise
  • Keep the object after "with"

Common mistakes

  • I can't put noise up with โ†’ I can't put up with noise
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: "Stand" is a close synonym in negatives: I can't stand noise.

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