can't bring yourself to do something

can't bring yourself to do something
can’t bring yourself to do something phrase
to be unable to do something because it is too unpleasant or embarrassing, or makes you too upset

He can’t even bring himself to talk to me.

Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym
Main entry: bring

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