abide

abide by

To obey something, usually an established rule. Because Donna refuses to abide by her parents' rules, I worry that she'll be told to move out of their house.
See also: abide, by

abide by a decision

To accept, follow, and comply with a decision, especially that which is handed down by a judge. Though it stings my dignity, I have to abide by the court's decision to not allow me to drive a car for the next 12 months.
See also: abide, by, decision

abide with

To stay or remain with someone. If you would like to rest for a while, you can abide with me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

abide by something

to follow the rules of something; to obey someone's orders. John felt that he had to abide by his father's wishes.
See also: abide, by

abide with someone

to remain with someone; to stay with someone. (Old and stilted. Primarily heard in the church hymn Eventide.) You are welcome to abide with me for a while, young man.
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can't stand (the sight of) someone or something

 and can't stomach someone or something
Fig. [to be] unable to tolerate someone or something; disliking someone or something extremely. (Also with cannot.) I can't stand the sight of cooked carrots. Mr. Jones can't stomach the sight of blood. None of us can stand this place. Nobody can stand Tom when he smokes a cigar.
See also: stand
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

abide by

Accept and act in accordance with a decision or set of rules; also, remain faithful to. For example, All members must agree to abide by the club regulations, or A trustworthy man abides by his word. An older sense of the verb abide, "remain," is still familiar in the well-known 19th-century hymn "Abide with Me," which asks God to stay with the singer in time of trouble. [Early 1500s]
See also: abide, by

can't stand

Also, can't abide or bear or stomach . Thoroughly dislike; be unable to put up with something or someone. For example, I can't stand the sight of her; she's obnoxious, or I can't bear to leave the country, or I can't stomach a filthy kitchen. The oldest of these synonymous expressions is can't abide, which Shakespeare used in 2 Henry IV (3:2): "She could not abide Master Shallow." Can't stand dates from the early 1600; can't bear dates from about 1700 and often but not always is used with an infinitive; can't stomach dates from the late 1600s and today is less common than the others.
See also: stand
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

abide by

To conform to; comply with: abide by the rules.
See also: abide, by
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • abide by
  • get (one's) comeuppance
  • get comeuppance
  • the wherewithal for (something)
  • the wherewithal to (do something)
  • get lumps
  • get one’s lumps
  • get (one's) lumps
  • direct
  • direct attention to
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The Central Election Commission asked the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan to tell what law to abide by in filling vacant mandates.The CEC sent a letter to Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Ahmatbek Keldibekov on December 20 asking to provide explanations on the basis of which law the Central Election Commission should fill vacant mandates, CEC Chair Akylbek Sariev told AKIpress.Several parliamentarians expressed their dissatisfaction yesterday over the fact that the Central Election Commission does not register next parliamentary candidates to replace vacant seats in Parliament.In accordance with the Constitution, the order of filling vacant seats is regulated by the constitutional law on elections, which does not exist, Akylbek Sariev said.
Kyrgyz Central Election Commission asks Parliament to tell what law it should abide by in filling vacant mandates
Davutoglu said Turkey should of course protect its benefits, "it does not mean refusing to abide by the resolutions of the UN Council.
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