- not suffer fools
- not suffer fools (gladly)
to be unwilling to deal with stupid people.
Phyllis is intelligent and impatient, and she does not suffer fools gladly.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
not suffer fools
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not 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… … Useful english dictionary
not 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 … New idioms dictionary
not 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 … New idioms dictionary
not suffer fools gladly — British to not like being with people who you think are stupid … English dictionary
suffer 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… … Useful english dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
suffer 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) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
suffer — [[t]sʌ̱fə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ suffers, suffering, suffered 1) VERB If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind. [V n] Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort... Can you assure me that my father… … English dictionary
suffer — 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 )… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suffer — suf|fer [ sʌfər ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to feel pain in your body or your mind: Don t worry, the animal won t suffer any pain. When parents argue constantly, it s the children who suffer most. a ) suffer from to have a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
