suffer fools gladly

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Definition of suffer fools gladly in English English dictionary

To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people

He was, I believe, not in the least an ill-natured man: very much the opposite, I should say; but he would not suffer fools gladly.

Related Terms

gladly suffer fools

Alternative form of suffer fools gladly

Hyphenation

suf·fer fools glad·ly

Turkish pronunciation

sʌfır fulz glädli

Pronunciation

/ˈsəfər ˈfo͞olz ˈgladlē/ /ˈsʌfɜr ˈfuːlz ˈɡlædliː/