can't very well

Mrs. Smith is such a fragile woman, I can't very well tell her the news of her son's death at once: she won't stand the blow.

Now that you've done a year in Medicine, you can't very well go back and start an Arts course.

Can't very well have her take me back if I cancel our first date.

If you are stealing money from the company, you can't very well disclose that.

Larry Flynt: Your honor, I'm an atheist. I can't very well, uh, swear to a God I don't believe exists.

You can't very well ignore that. Prices for synthetic bristles haven't changed much over the years.

I can't very well do it. How would it look? I'm under investigation by Agent Doggett. You have no personal axe to grind.

Because unprofitable companies don't stay in business very long, and if they're not in business, they can't very well satisfy customers.

You can't very well ignore that.

I can't very well leave now.

I can't very well put him off.

We can't very well have employees thinking for themselves, now can we?

If a customer doesn't see the EULA, it can't very well be sued for it, goes the thinking.