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What does suffer fools gladly mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word suffer fools gladly? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.
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I do not suffer fools gladly, especially not critics who can neither read accurately nor write grammatically.
I do not suffer fools gladly, but somehow I cannot get myself to tell her off!
It is said she doesn't suffer fools gladly, that the public's perception of her is fearsome.
The Syndic was not the man to suffer fools gladly, and he opened his mouth.
Langford's always come off like an ornery cuss, a guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
Michael did not suffer fools gladly and could seem aloof and distant at times, but this was his rather old-world formality.

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