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Rephrase necessary?

Rephrase necessary please?

--->I can't take/stand the smoke. The person next to me is smoking and I'm getting all of it as I'm downwind of the person.

--->She feigned that she like the present.

---> The guy you least know is him. The guy you are furthest from is him. The guy I'm least closest to is him.
  

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(1) 'I can't stand' is an idiom. We often use it out of frustration: I can't stand waiting in lines. Question: 'Why did you run that red light?

  • (1) 'I can't stand' is an idiom.
  • We often use it out of frustration: I can't stand waiting in lines.
  • Question: 'Why did you run that red light?
  • -I can't stand being late.
  • ' You used it to explain your actions at the moment.
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(1) 'I can't stand' is an idiom. We often use it out of frustration: I can't stand waiting in lines. Question: 'Why did you run that red light? -I can't stand being late. Vs: I moved my seat abruptly because 'I can't stand the smoke (blowing straight into my face).' You used it to explain your actions at the moment.
(3) The guy who you know least of all (of them) is him. The guy who you know l

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