C2idiompeopleIELTS-friendly
not suffer fools gladly
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to be impatient with people you think are stupid or slow
Almost always negative, about a demanding person. It can be half praise (high standards), half warning (hard to work with).
In context
Our director doesn't suffer fools gladly, so come to the meeting well prepared.
She was a brilliant surgeon who did not suffer fools gladly.
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