单词 | not suffer fools gladly |
释义 | not suffer fools gladlyRefuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600] Words nearby not suffer fools gladlyNotre Dame de Paris, Cathedral of, Notre Dame Mountains, not right in the head, no-trump, not see beyond one's nose, not suffer fools gladly, not take no for answer, Nottaway, not the half of it, not the only fish in the sea, not think much of The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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