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not suffer fools gladly
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Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly . This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600]Advertisement
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