can't do anything with

can't do anything with (someone or something)

Cannot manage or contain someone or something. You just can't do anything with three energetic toddlers, and I have a headache from trying. I can't do anything with all these books and papers my daughter brings home from school—it's like they multiply overnight!

can't do anything with someone or something

not [to be] able to manage or control someone or something. (Also with cannot.) Bill is such a discipline problem. I can't do anything with him. My hair is such a mess. I just can't do anything with it.

can't do anything with

Unable to cope with or manage someone or something. For example, I can't do anything with my hair, or My teenage daughter is very difficult-I can't do anything with her. This expression uses do in the sense of "deal with," a usage dating from the early 1500s.

See also: anything

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canoe
cans
can-shaker
cant
can't
can't (do something) for nuts
can't (do something) for toffee
can't (do something) to save (one's) life
can't argue with that
can't be arsed
can't be bad
can't be bothered
can't be doing with (something)
can't be doing with something
can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
can't bear to think about (something)
can't beat that
can't boil an egg
can't but
can't call (one's) soul (one's) own
can't call soul own
can't carry a tune
can't complain
can't complain. and nothing to complain about
can't cut the mustard
can't do anything with
can't do anything with (someone or something)
can't do something for toffee
can't do something to save your life
can't even
can't fight City Hall
can't find (one's) butt with both hands
can't find butt with both hands
can't for the life of me
can't get enough (of something)
can't get over (something)
can't get over something
can't get there from here
can't hack it
can't have it both ways
can't hear (oneself) think
can't hear yourself think
can't help
can't help (doing something)
can't help but do
can't help it
can't help something
can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
can't hit the broad side of a barn
can't hit the side of a barn
can't hold (one's) drink
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can't boil an egg
Can't Break Dial Tone
can't but
Can't Buy Me Love
can't call (one's) soul (one's) own
can't call her soul her own
can't call his soul his own
can't call my soul my own
can't call one's soul one's own
can't call one's time one's own
can't call our soul our own
can't call our souls our own
Can't Call Out
can't call soul own
can't call their soul their own
can't call their souls their own
can't call your soul your own
can't carry a note in a bucket
can't carry a tune
can't carry a tune in a bucket
can't carry a tune in a bushel basket
can't carry a tune in a paper Sack
can't choose but
can't choose but
can't choose but
Can't Complain
can't complain. and nothing to complain about
Can't Cook Won't Cook
can't cut it
can't cut the mustard
can't do anything with
can't do anything with (someone or something)
can't do anything with her
can't do anything with him
can't do anything with it
can't do anything with me
can't do anything with one
can't do anything with them
can't do anything with us
can't do anything with you
can't do something for toffee
can't do something to save your life
can't even
can't fight City Hall
Can't Find
can't find (one's) butt with both hands
can't find a term?
can't find butt with both hands
can't find her butt with both hands
can't find his butt with both hands
can't find my butt with both hands
can't find one's butt with both hands
can't find our butt with both hands
can't find our butts with both hands
Can't Find Stuff
Can't Find the Road
can't find their butt with both hands
can't find their butts with both hands
can't find your butt with both hands
can't for nuts
can't for the life of me
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