could do without
Would prefer lacking
Could do without expresses that something is unwanted or unnecessary—often an understatement for active annoyance.
The phrase signals that you'd prefer something didn't exist or happen: I could do without the constant interruptions, I could really do without this rain right now.
It's a polite way of saying you find something bothersome.
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- nonessentialNot required or needed
- dead weightInert, burdensome mass
- excludeBar from participation
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
avoidable · undesirable · replaceable · superfluous · reject · negligible · burdensome · spare me · optional · irritating · trivial · redundant · expendable · unwelcome · not my cup of tea · ignore · disregard · ostracize