can't do anything with
Idioms & Phrases
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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