From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomebody can’t abide somebody/somethingsomebody can’t abide somebody/somethingSTAND/BEARused to say that someone dislikes someone or something very much I can’t abide that man – he’s so self-satisfied. → abide
Examples from the Corpus
somebody can’t abide somebody/something• I can't abide the idea of them getting married. 