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The meaning of phrases

[InsertHandle] · 2005-05-19 13:40:29

Anybody know what is meant by the phrase "doesn't suffer fools gladly"??? English wasn't one of my strong subjects at school and to be honest I only just recently started asking questions about these "sayings" I tried searching on google but that just brought back a suprising number of book reviews am I right in saying…

19-05-2005 1:40pm

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Anybody know what is meant by the phrase
"doesn't suffer fools gladly"???

English wasn't one of my strong subjects at school and to be honest I only just recently started asking questions about these "sayings"

I tried searching on google but that just brought back a suprising number of book reviews

am I right in saying that it describes someone who doesn't put up with idiots?

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#2 19-05-2005 1:45pm

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Isn't it like,

i dont like being around idiots. Or if directed to you say, i dont like being around you. Its basically fek off

It annoys me to be around a fool like you-thats close

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#3 19-05-2005 1:48pm

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[QUOTE='[InsertHandle]am I right in saying that it describes someone who doesn't put up with idiots?[/QUOTE]

yes
yes it does....

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#4 19-05-2005 1:49pm

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[InsertHandle] wrote:

Anybody know what is meant by the phrase
"doesn't suffer fools gladly"???

doesnt take no **** from no fool

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#5 19-05-2005 4:29pm

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I think you'd pity the fool!!

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