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View synonyms for put up with

put up with



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Idioms and Phrases

Endure without complaint, as in She's been very patient, putting up with all kinds of inconvenience . [Mid-1700s]
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Example Sentences

“Some women have allowed them to get away with bad behavior, and I don’t believe I’m supposed to put up with that,” she said.

“She had written horrible things during the entire trial. She’s dead now, thank goodness, and nobody has to put up with that c**p she was writing all the time.”

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"I've got friends who refused to come to Edinburgh because they didn't want to put up with the treatment of Scottish students so they went to surrounding unis because it is way worse here than anywhere else."

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“New York Post lady was there just looking so smug. She had written horrible things during the entire trial. She’s dead now, thank goodness, and nobody has to put up with that c**p she was writing all the time.”

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If you put up with the pain, what do you get in return?

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