If a man had a gangrenous foot would you have patience with anyone who hesitated to amputate? (W. S. Maugham)
Davidson had little patience with the slothful habit. (W. S. Maugham)
Idioms and examples. 2014.
have little patience with — • have no patience with • have little patience with (from Idioms in Speech) to be irritated by; to be unable to tolerate If a man had a gangrenous foot would you have patience with anyone who hesitated to amputate? (W. S. Maugham) Davidson had… … Idioms and examples
patience */ — UK [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] / US [ˈpeɪʃəns] noun [uncountable] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the … English dictionary
patience — pa|tience [ peıʃəns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult: need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the patience… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, great, infinite ▪ little ▪ I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind. VERB + PATIENCE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
patience — n. 1 calm endurance of hardship, provocation, pain, delay, etc. 2 tolerant perseverance or forbearance. 3 the capacity for calm self possessed waiting. 4 esp. Brit. a game for one player in which cards taken in random order have to be arranged in … Useful english dictionary
Patience (opera) — Patience, or Bunthorne s Bride , is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. First performed at the Opera Comique, London, on April 23 1881, it moved to the 1,292 seat Savoy Theatre on October 10… … Wikipedia
Patience Worth — was allegedly a spirit contacted by Pearl Lenore Curran (February 15 1883–1937). This symbiotic relationship produced several novels, poetry and prose which Pearl Curran claimed was delivered to her through channelling the spirit, Patience Worth … Wikipedia
Patience — Pa tience (p[=a] shens), n. [F. patience, fr. L. patientia. See {Patient}.] 1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patience — n. quality of being patient 1) to display, show patience 2) to tax, try smb. s patience 3) to lose one s patience; to run out of patience 4) endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience 5) one s patience wears thin 6) patience for; with (she has… … Combinatory dictionary
patience — pa|tience S3 [ˈpeıʃəns] n [U] 1.) the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious ≠ ↑impatience ▪ I wouldn t have the patience to sit sewing all day. infinite/unlimited/endless patience ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
