| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. A colloquial contraction for can not.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CAN'T" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Common Expressions: CAN'T
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| 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong | 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2 was a 1959 compilation of Elvis Presley's early hits, and is considered to be one of the most successful and influential compilation albums of all time. (references) | ||
| Can't happen | In computer programming, "can't happen" refers to code often inserted by a programmer in order to report if there is a fault in the program and the "can't happen" does happen. (references) | ||
| Can't sleep, clown will eat me | Can't sleep, clown will eat me is a stock phrase that's become a popular joke-explanation for insomnia. (references) | ||
| Can't Stop | Can't Stop is a board game for up to four players. (references) | ||
| Dragon Fist Assault! If Goku Can't Do It, Who Can? | In the movie, Dragon Fist Assault! If Goku Can't Do It, Who Can?, the Z-Fighters have to fight an ancient monster called Hildegarn, used to simply cause terror around the galaxy. Gohan and Videl as the Great Saiyaman are the first one who encounter this horrible beast... or at least its legs. Dispite this unusual fact, both Gohan and Videl were attacked by the legs and the long tail. Gohan and Videl escaped unharmed, thanks to their ability to fly, however they got almost killed due to the sweeping of the long tail. Later in the movie, the monster's upper-half, who was sealed in a red-haired alien boy called Tapion, who was sealed away in an oracle and sent to Earth, eventually reunites with the lower-half, resurrecting the monster. A horrible fight then occurs. Gohan was almost crushed by the tail of the monster, until a blast suddenly made its mark, freeing Gohan in the process. That blast came from Vegeta, who was very pissed at Hildegarn, because the monster had greatly destroyed his house. Dispite Vegeta's courageous attacks, Vegeta is smashed into a building, but he then creates a shield to protect himself and some people who were present in the building. Around the same time, Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks makes his entrance, and after a blur of energy balls, he thinks the monster is knocked out. However, Hildegarn evolves to an insect-like beast, and sets up a fierce counterattack, rendering Goku, Gohan, Videl, Goten and Trunks unconscious. Trunks quickly recovers as Tapion steps in, but as soon as Hildegarn wants to kill the two, Goku reappears as a Super Saiyan 3. Goku realized what Hildegarn's weakness was: Hildegarn is defenceless as soon as he attacks. This is Goku's opportunity! With a Super Dragon Fist, he pierces through Hildegarn's body, and constricts the beast, obliterating it a few seconds later. With the monster gone for good, Tapion uses Bulma's time machine to go back to his own planet, giving his sword to Trunks... (references) | ||
| I Can't Believe It's Not Butter | I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is a brand of margarine low in sodium and trans fat. It is a popular condiment for people on the South Beach Diet, though it predates the diet by decades. (references) | ||
| I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango | The best known version in the United States was recorded by Patti Page; the best-known version in the United Kingdom by Alma Cogan. Both were recorded in 1954. (references) | ||
| I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave | I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave is the famous quote from 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which HAL 9000 tells Dave (David Bowman) that he cannot enter the HAL 9000's Brain Room on the spacecraft Discovery. HAL is a sentient computer primarily represented by a red eye that watches the crew. Dave, intending to deactivate HAL is then locked out of the ship until all other crew members are killed. HAL learned of Dave's intentions by reading lips through the pod window, and has been driven to malfunction due to a contradictory loop between his orders and basic programming. (references) | ||
| Monty Can't Buy Me Love | Monty Can't Buy Me Love is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. The episode aired on May 2, 1999. (references) | ||
| The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... | The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... is a sports series that debuted in 2005 on ESPN2 and is now televised on ESPN Classic. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the series examines controversial figures and events in the history of sports and peels away the layers between fact and fiction and presents The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the alleged scapegoat(s) from experts and witnesses. (references) | ||
| Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn | Synopsis: A young woman obsessed with Audrey Hepburn finds herself stood up on her wedding day. Her ex-fiancé's best man tries to help her out and soon she finds out he loves Audrey Hepburn just as much as her. (references) | ||
| Wild Barts Can't Be Broken | Wild Barts Can't Be Broken is the eleventh episode of the tenth season of The Simpsons. It aired on January 17, 1999. (references) | ||
| You Can't Be True, Dear | You Can't Be True, Dear is a popular song. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: CAN'T
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Can't and couldn't | Tips from 1870 | 1: Observe that the a in the verb can't is broader in sound than the short a in the noun cant. 2: Why cannot is properly written as one word, and could not requires two, is not founded upon any principle of philosophy. The concurrent sanction of all classes in all parts of the English-speaking world establishes it as law. 3: Usage: Can't and Couldn't. As cannot and could not may be used with pronouns of the first, second, or third person, in either number, and with nouns in both numbers, no error is likely to follow the use of their contracted forms. 4: Usage: Can't do nothing. "He says he can't do nothing for me." Use "He can do nothing," or "He can't do anything for me." Source: Slips of Speech. | |
| Can't happen | Computing | Can't happen | |
| Can't happen | Computing | Can't happen The traditional program comment for code executed under a condition that should never be true, for example a file size computed as negative. Often, such a condition being true indicates data corruption or a faulty algorithm; it is almost always handled by emitting a fatal error message and terminating or crashing, since there is little else that can be done. Some case variant of "can't happen" is also often the text emitted if the `impossible' error actually happens! Although "can't happen" events are genuinely infrequent in production code, programmers wise enough to check for them habitually are often surprised at how frequently they are triggered during development and how many headaches checking for them turns out to head off. See also firewall code (sense 2). Source: Jargon File.. | |
| Can't tell good from bad | MultiLingual Slang | English (doesn't know shit from shinola). (references) | |
| This can't happen | Computing | This can't happen Less clipped variant of can't happen. Source: Jargon File.. | |
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