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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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see TRY ONE'S PATIENCE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun composure: Having patience, he waited.
Simple Definitions
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patience verbs have the patience to do something • He didn't have the patience to listen to another point of view. have little/no patience with somebody • I'm afraid I have little patience with bureaucrats and their official rules. lose patience (with somebody) • Eventually his family lost patience with him and his irresponsible behaviour. run out of patience (with somebody) • She was wonderful with the children, and never ran out of patience. try/test/tax somebody's patience (= make it difficult for someone to continue to be patient ) • The guy at the desk was beginning to try my patience. exhaust somebody's patience (= make someone lose patience ) • He turned away from me, as if I had exhausted his patience. somebody's patience is wearing thin (= they are becoming angry ) • People's patience is wearing thin as the queues for visas get longer. somebody's patience snaps (= they suddenly show their anger ) • Celia's patience snapped when he dropped a second glass of wine on the carpet. somebody's patience is rewarded (= they get what they were hoping and waiting to get ) • After two hours, their patience was rewarded and they saw the bird. adjectives great patience • Painting by this method requires great patience. infinite/endless/unlimited patience • She was lucky to have a maths teacher with infinite patience. phrases the patience of Job/a saint (= very great patience ) • Those children would try the patience of a saint.
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. endless, great, infinite VERB + PATIENCE exercise, have, show They thanked him for showing so much patience. | lack | be out of, lose, run out of It is quite clear that they are out of patience with me. We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour. | keep I find it hard to keep my patience with them. | require, take Above all, fishing requires great patience. | exhaust, stretch, tax, test, try The children were beginning to try my patience. PATIENCE + VERB be exhausted, run out, snap, wear thin Molly could see Mr Kirkham's patience was running out, so she shut up. Her patience snapped and she walked out. | be rewarded Our patience was finally rewarded and we got the band's autographs. PREP. with ~ She listened with infinite patience to his excuses. | ~ for He has little patience for people who don't work. | ~ with The fans were losing patience with the team. PHRASES the patience of a saint These endless meetings are enough to tax the patience of a saint.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary