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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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Yakira | | - | Hebrew |
| Alojzij | | - | Slovene |
| Vlado | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| Emrys | | - | Welsh |
| Altwidus | | - | Ancient Germanic (Latinized) |
| Mosi | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |