If you can stand the pace, you can make enough money to retire in five years.
English dictionary. 2014.
stand the pace — ► stand (or stay) the pace be able to keep up with others. Main Entry: ↑pace … English terms dictionary
can't stand the pace — can t stand/take the pace to be unable to do things well when you are under a lot of pressure. If he can t stand the pace he shouldn t be doing the job it s as simple as that … New idioms dictionary
can't stand the pace — If you can t stand the pace, you are unable to do things well when there is a lot of pressure. She once worked for a famous fashion designer but she couldn t stand the pace … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stand the pace — … Useful english dictionary
stand (or stay) the pace — be able to keep up with another or others. → pace … English new terms dictionary
stay the pace — ► stand (or stay) the pace be able to keep up with others. Main Entry: ↑pace … English terms dictionary
can't take the pace — can t stand/take the pace to be unable to do things well when you are under a lot of pressure. If he can t stand the pace he shouldn t be doing the job it s as simple as that … New idioms dictionary
pace — pace1 W3 [peıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speed of events/changes)¦ 2¦(walk/run)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4 keep pace (with something/somebody) 5 go through your paces 6 put somebody/something through their paces 7 set the pace 8 force the pace 9 be able to stand the pace… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pace — pace1 [ peıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 speed ▸ 2 exciting quality ▸ 3 walking/running step ▸ 4 ability to run quickly ▸ 5 way a horse walks/runs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the speed at which something happens or is done: the pace of something: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pace — 1 noun 1 WALK/RUN (singular) the speed at which you walk or run: They ve run the first mile in under six minutes can they keep up this pace? | at a steady/gentle/brisk pace: The troops marched at a steady pace. 2 SPEED STH HAPPENS (singular) the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
