not suffer fools gladly



not suffer fools gladly

Refuse 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]
See also: fool, gladly, not, suffer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bethuelbə-THYOO-əl (English)Biblical
JoslynJAHS-linEnglish (Modern)
Erol-Turkish
Itsaso-Basque
Mabel['mæbəl]
StefanaSTAY-fah-nahDutch