stand the gaff



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]
See also: gaff, stand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GautamaGAW-ta-maSanskrit
Nicolasanee-ko-LAH-sahSpanish
Sneha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Nemanja-Serbian
Natalionah-TAH-lyoSpanish
LazarLAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian