CBE

C3B3E1

adjective

can't be everywhere

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Meanings

adjectiveCBE (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecan't be everywhere

    My source says: ‘The answer was “CBE” – palace-speak for “Can’t be everywhere.”’

    2015 July 2, Ephraim Hardcastle, The Daily Mail
    1 more example

    'CBE, Minister,' he replied, unhappily. I wasn't sure what he meant. Could I have been awarded the CBE.? – or could he? He explained. "Can't Be Everywhere'.

    1980 March 10, “Economy Drive”, in Yes Minister, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn (actors)
proper noun
  1. Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Christians for Biblical Equality.
  3. Council of Science Editors:
    1. abbreviationinitialismobsoleteInitialism of Council of Biology EditorsFirst known use 1965–2000
    2. abbreviationinitialismobsoleteInitialism of Conference of Biology EditorsFirst known use 1957–1965
noun
  1. Component Boolean Expression
  2. Calculated Best Estimate
  3. Command Budget Estimate
  4. Common Base Event
  5. Calgary Board of Education

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BEC
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APA

CBE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CBE

MLA

“CBE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CBE. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CBE,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CBE.

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