suffer fools gladly

  • 1suffer fools gladly — To be tolerant of other people s stupidity • • • Main Entry: ↑suffer * * * suffer fools gladly : to be kind to and patient with people who annoy or bother you usually used in negative statements My mother was a woman who did not suffer fools… …

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  • 2suffer fools gladly — (not) suffer fools gladly to become angry with people you think are stupid. Jim s a fair boss, but he doesn t suffer fools gladly …

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  • 3suffer fools gladly — verb To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people. For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise …

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  • 4suffer fools gladly —    to tolerate incompetence    Euphemistic only in the negative, especially of impatient people:     I could not easily forgive the mistakes of others, what is euphemistically called not suffering fools gladly. (Lomax, 1995) …

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  • 5not suffer fools gladly — british phrase to not like being with people who you think are stupid Thesaurus: words used to describe someone who is easily annoyed or difficult to pleasesynonym Main entry: suffer * * * be impatient or intolerant toward people one regards as… …

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  • 6not suffer fools gladly — (not) suffer fools gladly to become angry with people you think are stupid. Jim s a fair boss, but he doesn t suffer fools gladly …

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  • 7not suffer fools gladly — not suffer fools (gladly) to be unwilling to deal with stupid people. Phyllis is intelligent and impatient, and she does not suffer fools gladly …

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  • 8not suffer fools — (gladly) to be unwilling to deal with stupid people. Phyllis is intelligent and impatient, and she does not suffer fools gladly …

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  • 9not suffer fools gladly — British to not like being with people who you think are stupid …

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  • 10suffer — suf|fer W1S1 [ˈsʌfə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pain)¦ 2¦(bad experience/situation)¦ 3¦(become worse)¦ 4 not suffer fools gladly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: souffrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub ( SUB )… …

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