to can't get enough of
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5.2
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
no cansarse de
- I just can't get enough of this song; I play it every day.
- just can't get enough of
- people can't get enough of
- kids can't get enough of
I love Marvel films, I just can't get enough of the Marvel Universe.
- I love Marvel films, I just can't get enough of the Marvel Universe.
- Is like inner monologue, Can't get enough of him.
- The guy who's falling in love with you can't get enough of you.
- This is my favorite one of the four and I just can't get enough of it.
- Not a sponsored item, nothing here is and I just, I can't get enough of it.
- And it was, it was, you know, it was an exciting field and I couldn't get enough of it at the law firm I was with in Michigan.
- So when the acid house thing come along, house music and the ecstasy that went with it, I basically couldn't get enough of it.
- This man is heavenly, you know, I mean it's it sells out off the if you talk to Adam, We we don't we can't get enough of them on shows.
- Another thing I can't get enough of is you seem to have pissed off the entire state of Florida.
Examples
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The children can't get enough of ice cream during the summer.
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I love Marvel films, I just can't get enough of the Marvel Universe.
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So on the other hand, some people can't get enough of it and they wish it would play year round.
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After all these years, they still can't get enough of him.
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I just can't get enough of them.
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I can't get enough of them.
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I have a dog, and I still can't get enough of all dogs.
Blog text (3) -
I posted about it here and here, but I still can't get enough of it.
Blog text (14) -
But see, that's the stuff that the press can't get enough of.
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Adventure City simply can't get enough of these Mighty Pups.
Antonyms
How Fond
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning follows directly from the constituents: 'can't' (cannot) + 'get' (obtain) + 'enough' (a sufficient amount) + 'of' (applied to X) yields the sense of not being able to obtain a sufficient amount of X and therefore wanting more. This compositional negation-of-sufficiency pattern is common cross-linguistically and is predictable for a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
Can't get enough of comes from a simple image: imagine trying to get 'enough' of your favorite food but you keep wanting more. So when you say you can't get enough of something, you mean you 'always want more' because you really enjoy it.