gladly

not suffer fools gladly

to become angry with people you think are stupid Jim's a fair boss, but he doesn't suffer fools gladly.

not suffer fools gladly

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Silvestro	seel-VE-stro	Italian
Berenike	-	Ancient Greek
Ariana	ar-ee-AN-ə, ar-ee-AHN-ə	English (Modern)
Primula	PRIM-yə-lə	English (Rare)
Julian	JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)	English, Polish, German
Moreland	['mɔ:lənd]