could/can do without something
could do without (something)
Do not want something to happen or continue. To "do without" is to forgo something, so the phrase is an ironic understatement. I'm already running late, so I could sure do without a traffic jam this morning! I could do without the criticism, please.
See also: could, without
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
could/can do withˈout something
(spoken) not want something, for example criticism, advice or complaints: I could do without him telling me what to say all the time. I could have done without her ringing me up just as I was about to go out.See also: can, could, something, without
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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- a bird in hand
- a bird in the hand
- a/the feel of (something)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (there's) no fear of (something)
- all right
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- a fast talker