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What does 'I can't stomach this' mean?



 
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What does 'I can't stomach this' mean? #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 24, 2009 17:28 pm   What does 'I can't stomach this' mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #721 "Real Life: Using Body Parts as Verbs (1)", question 7

I can't ......... all of the gory details. Please leave out all of the gruesome parts and get to the point.

(a) stomach
(b) foot
(c) arm
(d) neck

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ESL/EFL Test #721 "Real Life: Using Body Parts as Verbs (1)", answer 7

I can't stomach all of the gory details. Please leave out all of the gruesome parts and get to the point.

Correct answer: (a) stomach

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I can't arm all of the gory details. Please leave out all of the gruesome parts and get to the point.
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Test incompl/inter-721, User's Answer 7 #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 24, 2009 17:49 pm   Test incompl/inter-721, User's Answer 7
 

Hello Svitlana, He is saying that to hear such gory details makes him feel unwell. He is very sensitive to violence and such.
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