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
Chaleb-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ophelia[əu'fi:liə]
UlrichUWL-rikh (German)German, French, Ancient Germanic
Evripidis-Greek
Pridbor-Medieval Slavic
Sandu-Romanian