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couldn't get enough

couldn't get enough is the simple past of can't get enough.

Meaning of can't get enough

Verb

can't get enough (third-person singular simple present can't get enough, no present participle, simple past couldn't get enough, no past participle)

  1. (idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
    • We'll need to bake more of those new chicken and mushroom pies. The customers can't get enough.

Questions about couldn't get enough

What is couldn't get enough the simple past of?
Couldn't get enough is the simple past of can't get enough.

Words near couldn't get enough in the dictionary

  1. couldn't care less
  2. couldn't carry a note in a bucket
  3. couldn't carry a tune in a bucket
  4. couldn't catch a cold
  5. couldn't even
  6. couldn't get enough
  7. couldn't happen to a nicer
  8. couldn't have cared less
  9. couldn't help
  10. couldn't help but
  11. couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery

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