as much as somebody can/could do to do something

as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)

A phrase used when one struggles to do something. It can include "not" when one is trying to avoid doing something. It was as much as I could do to keep from crying when the teacher yelled at me in front of the whole class. It was as much as I could do not to start laughing when my three-year-old told my boss she looked like a "meanie."See also: could, much

as much as somebody can/could ˈdo (not) to do something

used to say that something is/was difficult to do: No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.See also: can, could, much, somebody, something

单词	as much as somebody can/could do to do something
释义	as much as somebody can/could do to do something as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something) A phrase used when one struggles to do something. It can include "not" when one is trying to avoid doing something. It was as much as I could do to keep from crying when the teacher yelled at me in front of the whole class. It was as much as I could do not to start laughing when my three-year-old told my boss she looked like a "meanie."See also: could, much as much as somebody can/could ˈdo (not) to do something used to say that something is/was difficult to do: No dessert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.See also: can, could, much, somebody, something
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