more than flesh and blood can bear
more than flesh and blood can bear
More unpleasant, painful, or offensive than one is able to tolerate. Sometimes used humorously or ironically. The mental and physical torture from insomnia is more than flesh and blood can bear. These reality TV shows are more cringeworthy than flesh and blood can bear.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- as you do
- will wonders never cease
- wonders (will) never cease
- Wonders never cease!
- wonders will never cease
- (I) would if I could
- back to the salt mines
- big white chief
- as far as the eye can see
- as far as the eye can/could see