stand the gaff

Take severe criticism or other adversity in stride, as in If you can't stand the gaff, don't try running for office. [Slang; late 1800s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gobinet	-	Irish
Tine (2)	-	Slovene
Smalls	[smɔ:lz]
Valencia	bah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Philomena	fil-ə-MEEN-ə (English)	English, German, Late Greek
Eireann	-	English (Rare), Irish (Rare)