to have to go to the bathroom urgently. (Informal.) • Mom, I can't wait. • Driver, stop the bus! My little boy cant wait.
not able to see the forest for the trees
Idiom(s): not able to see the forest for the trees
Theme: PERCEPTION
allowing many details of a problem to obscure the problem as a whole. (Not able to is often expressed as can't.) • The solution is obvious. You missed it because you can't see the forest for the trees. • She suddenly realized that she hadn't been able to see the forest for the trees.
not able to make anything out of
Idiom(s): not able to make anything out of sb or sth
Theme: UNDERSTANDING
unable to understand someone or something. (Not able to is often expressed as can't. The anything may refer to something specific, as in the first example.) • I can't make sense out of what you just said. • We were not able to make anything out of the message.
not able to go on
Idiom(s): not able to go on
Theme: STOP
unable to continue (doing something—even living). (Not able to is often expressed as can't.) • I just can't go on this way. • Before her death, she left a note saying she was not able to go on.
not able to call one's time one's own
Idiom(s): not able to call one's time one's own
Theme: BUSY
too busy; so busy as not to be in charge of one's own schedule. (Informal. Not able to is often expressed as can't.) • It's been so busy around here that I haven't been able to call my time my own. • She can't call her time her own these days.
not able to / can't help
Idiom(s): not able to/can't help sth
Theme: CONTROL - DIMINISH
unable to prevent or control something. (Not able to is often expressed as can't.) • I'm sorry about being late. I wasn't able to help it. • Bob can't help being boring.
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