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Phrase(s): Patience is a virtue.
Prov. It is good to be patient. • Jill: I wish Mary would hurry up and call me back! Jane: Patience is a virtue. • Fred: The doctor has kept us waiting for half an hour! If he doesn’t call us into his office pretty soon, I may do something violent. Ellen: Calm down, dear. Patience is a virtue.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs