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can't seem to
Idioms and Phrases
Be apparently unable to, as in No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to concentrate on this book . This phrase gives added emphasis to a negative statement, as in the example. [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
Something that is so funny is how people canât seem to remember the names of these women.
Never mind the parking tickets I get each month, or the speeding tickets I canât seem to escape as a driver raised on Houstonâs infamous Interstate 45, or the fact that walks and subway rides leave me feeling far more connected to humanity than a trip in my cramped metal box.
âI started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people canât seem to grow with me,â she said in an Instagram video.
âI think itâs necessary to speak up about this. I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people canât seem to grow with me,â she said.
"I grew up in front of the world and for some reason people can't seem to grow up with me," Brown said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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