Phrase (Advanced ㊤ 600)
A phrase representing the idea that someone cannot just keep doing something or waste time being consumed by some emotion.
Equivalent: Cannot just; cannot always; cannot just keep ~ing; cannot spend time just ~ing; cannot waste time just ~ing
| (i) Vて | ばかりはいられない | |
| 泣いてばかりはいられない | Cannot just keep crying | |
| (ii) VN | {してばかりはいられない/ばかりはしていられない} | |
| 心配{してばかりはいられない/ばかりはしていられない} | Cannot just worry about something | |
| (iii) Noun | {Particle+Vてばかりはいられない/ (Particle) ばかりVてはいられない} | |
| 本を読んでばかりはいられない | Cannot just read books; cannot always read books | |
| 本ばかり読んではいられない | Cannot read just books; cannot always read books | |
| 親から借りでばかりはいられない | Cannot just borrow something from one’s parents; cannot always borrow something from one’s parents | |
| 親からばかり借りてはいられない | Cannot just borrow something from one’s parents; cannot always borrow something from one’s parents |
