not able

not able

1. Literally, lacking the ability (to do something). I'm sorry, but I'm not able to attend tomorrow. The capacitors are not able to withstand that kind of a surge in power.

2. slang Unable to cope or deal with something. Primarily heard in Ireland. He's not able for any meaningful conversation before he's had his coffee. Kids, would you please stop screaming at me, I'm not able this early in the morning!

See also: able, not

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

not able

See the expressions listed at can't as well as those listed below.

See also: able, not

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

not able

see under can't or under main phrase.

See also: able, not

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.