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Phrase(s): If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Prov. If the pressures of some situation are too much for you, you should leave that situation. (Somewhat insulting; implies that the person addressed cannot tolerate pressure.) • Alan: I didn’t think being a stockbroker could be so stressful. Fred: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. • Jill: This exercise class is too tough; the teacher should let us slow down. Jane: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs