what does "stomach the body of water" mean in "no Iranian can stomach..water separating iran from."?
no Iranian can stomach the body of water separating iran from its arabic neighbours.
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The verb 'stomach' has also meanings 'tolerate'. So, we can understand 'can tolerate'...
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to 'stomach' something is referring to the idea of being able to digest something. In this case it is being used metaphorically.
Example: "He couldn't stomach the idea of his true love marrying another man."
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