suffer fools gladly

phrase

: to be kind to and patient with people who are annoying or bothersome

—usually used in negative statements

My mother was a woman who did not suffer fools gladly.

Examples of suffer fools gladly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thandiwe Newton has always struck me as a serious actor who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025

Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor is on the run from her former employers at the Division, is much happier around guns than her successors, and doesn't suffer fools gladly. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025

Indeed, Freud — old, headstrong and dying — does not suffer fools gladly. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024

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

It has been said that Pragmatist leaders don’t suffer fools gladly. — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 30 May 2021

Rhymes for suffer fools gladly

• badly
• madly
• sadly
• comradely