suffer Idiom, Proverb
suffer a setback
lose a game, fail a test, become injured or ill Italy's soccer team suffered a setback losing to Ireland.
suffer from
1.have pain or bad health because of 患(病)
He always suffers from stomach trouble.他经常胃痛。
2.be troubled by因…受困扰
She suffers from poverty.他为贫困所扰。
not 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]
on sufferance
on sufferance Barely tolerated; agreed to but unwillingly. For example,
They rarely put a non-academic on the panel, so obviously I was there on sufferance. This expression uses
sufferance in the sense of “toleration,” a usage obsolete except in this idiom. [Mid-1500s]
suffer
suffer see
not suffer fools gladly.
sufferance
sufferance on sufferance allowed or tolerated but not supported or encouraged