cannot

cannot

See the expressions listed at can't and also those at not able.

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See:

A house divided against itself cannot stand An empty sack cannot stand upright can't carry a tune can't help cannot cannot help doing cannot see the wood for the trees He that cannot obey cannot command leopard cannot change his spots Man cannot live by bread alone

mill cannot grind with water that is past Never make a threat you cannot carry out not able to stomach offer one cannot refuse One cannot be in two places at once One cannot love and be wise see no further than the end of nose What's done cannot be undone You cannot get a quart into a pint pot You cannot get blood from a stone

You cannot have your cake and eat it You cannot lose what you never had You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs You cannot make bricks without straw You cannot please everyone You cannot put new wine in old bottles You cannot serve God and mammon You cannot teach an old dog new tricks