Question of the Day #1174

Appreciation: TrailBlazing D.P. Gordon Willis Didn’t Suffer Fools Gladly

From the headline of this article at Variety.

  上記の文で、suffer fools gladlyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "suffer fools gladly" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

愚行［ばかげた行為］（をする人）を容認する

一般的に、問題文のようにこのイディオムは否定文で使用されます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to be kind to and patient with people who are annoying or bothersome — usually used in negative statements

 

Examples

1. Indeed, Freud — old, headstrong and dying — does not suffer fools gladly. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
2. Halsey does not suffer fools gladly, as anyone who reads their interviews or full history of social media knows. — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2021
3. Never a man to suffer fools gladly, Monroe stalked off the stage before he was halfway through the first tune and never came back. From The Daily Beast
4. I suffer fools gladly, as a general rule, but if I see much of this one I shall do him some injury. From Project Gutenberg
5. Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.

   

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