Idiom
suffer fools gladly
Meaning
To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She does not suffer fools gladly at work.”
“The manager is very impatient and does not suffer fools gladly when people make simple mistakes.”
“Known for his sharp intellect and low patience, the professor rarely suffered fools gladly during his rigorous seminars.”
Examples
simple
“She does not suffer fools gladly at work.”
contextual
“The manager is very impatient and does not suffer fools gladly when people make simple mistakes.”
complex
“Known for his sharp intellect and low patience, the professor rarely suffered fools gladly during his rigorous seminars.”
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