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patience

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the patience of Job/a saint
a lot of patience. You need the patience of a saint to be a teacher.
See also: job

try the patience of someone
to cause someone to become extremely annoyed. The judge told the lawyer that he was trying the patience of the court with his delaying tactics.
See also: try


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