Is there any common expression to mean "physiologically unacceptable"?
I personally never feel like using the expression, but the Japanese version has been used quite often for decades. It feels like meaning just unacceptable as though it's the allergic reaction.
[correction] It's about disliking someone. Well, not limited to a person. We might use it to a thing or some abstract concept as well.
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Hi, Thank you, Angela! :)
I think "allergic to" is the one I was looking for. The phrase is 生理的に受けつけない. The word has a sound of science but , yes, actually it's very harsh criticism saying it's not reason but just can't accept someone/something.
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Interesting, what is the Japanese expression? I'm not sure if there's one quite the same in English...but similar phrases are
unpalatable
eg: "I find them really unpalatable." (referring to a 3rd party)
can't take /dificult to take
eg "I can't take them anymore" (again referring to 3rd party also used for time spent with someone)
can't stomach/ difficult to stomach
eg "I just can't stomach him/her"
they are about ability to eat or digest rather than to do with allergy.
jokingly you can say that you are "allergic" to a person that you dislike...its quite a harsh joke used behind their back.
and I should say unpalatable usually comes across as posh and or archaic.
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Oh! The expression is about a person. About disliking someone.
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I think you are talking about the word insane. Insane basically means that a person is severely mentally ill. Their issues and personality don't meet social norms. An allergic reaction is very different. An allergic reaction in English describes a health reaction that one cannot control because of certain things. It's like someone being allergic to peanuts. This means that if they are around or eat peanuts, they have a serious medical reaction. Hope this helps!
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My body can't handle X. Whatever X is. I think that's what you want to know? Like I can't have spaghetti because I am allergic to wheat. My body can't handle wheat.
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