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.

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÁGueda	AH-ge-dhah (Spanish), A-gə-də (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
WÖLlem	-	Limburgish
Adnett	['ædnit]
Fruma	-	Yiddish
EulÀLia	-	Catalan
Kathie	KATH-ee	English