noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ endless , great , infinite
▪ little
▪
I have little ~ with fundamentalists of any kind.
VERB + PATIENCE
▪ exercise , have , show
▪
They thanked him for showing so much ~.
▪ lack
▪ be out of , lose , run out of
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It is clear that they are out of ~ with me.
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We eventually ran out of ~ with him.
▪ keep
▪
I find it hard to keep my ~ with them.
▪ demand , need , require , take
▪
Above all, fishing requires great ~.
▪ exhaust , strain , stretch , tax , test , try
▪
The children were beginning to try my ~.
▪ counsel , preach ( esp. AmE )
▪
His advisers are trying to counsel ~.
PATIENCE + VERB
▪ be exhausted , run out , snap , wear thin
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Meg could see Kirk's ~ was running out, so she shut up.
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Her ~ snapped and she walked out.
▪ be rewarded
▪
Our ~ was finally rewarded and we got the band's autographs.
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
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She listened with infinite ~ to his excuses.
▪ ~ for
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He has little ~ for people who don't work.
▪ ~ with
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The fans were losing ~ with the team.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of a saint
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These endless meetings are enough to tax the ~ of a saint.