to run out of patience

  • 1run out of patience — See lose patience …

    English idioms

  • 2run out — UK US run out Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: run out of sth »We are about to run out of paper and toner. »The order for more forms should be placed… …

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  • 3run out — phr verb Run out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑battery, ↑food, ↑funding, ↑lease, ↑licence, ↑luck, ↑patience, ↑pen, ↑supply, ↑term, ↑time, ↑warrant …

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  • 4run out of — phr verb Run out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ammunition, ↑cash, ↑excuse, ↑fund, ↑gasoline, ↑money, ↑patience, ↑petrol, ↑room, ↑supply, ↑time …

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  • 5patience — n. quality of being patient 1) to display, show patience 2) to tax, try smb. s patience 3) to lose one s patience; to run out of patience 4) endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience 5) one s patience wears thin 6) patience for; with (she has… …

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  • 6patience — pa|tience [ peıʃəns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult: need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the patience… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7patience */ — UK [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] / US [ˈpeɪʃəns] noun [uncountable] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the …

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  • 8patience — pa|tience S3 [ˈpeıʃəns] n [U] 1.) the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious ≠ ↑impatience ▪ I wouldn t have the patience to sit sewing all day. infinite/unlimited/endless patience ▪ a… …

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  • 9patience*/ — [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest Photography requires a lot of patience.[/ex] 2) the ability to remain calm and not get angry, especially when something is annoying or takes… …

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  • 10patience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, great, infinite ▪ little ▪ I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind. VERB + PATIENCE ▪ …

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