try the patience of

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try the patience of somebody also try somebody's patience

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: patience, try

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It's enough to try the patience of a saint to be treated in this way. My Lady's Money by Collins, Wilkie View in context Once too often mayst thus try the patience of the just O-Tar. The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context "I don't want to offend anybody," he said, "but my wife's obstinacy is enough to try the patience of a saint. The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context			trust an inch trust for trust in Trust me! trust to trust to do trust with truth truth will out try try as I may try at try back try for try for size try hand try hand at try it on try luck Try me try on try on with try out try out on try patience try the patience of try to catch you some other time try wings trying tub tub of lard tub-thumping tube tuck tuck around tuck away tuck in tuck into tuck up tucked away tucker tucker out tuckered out tug tug at tug at heartstrings tug away tumble tumble along tumble down tumble from			try on for size try on for size try on for size try on for size try on with try one’s best try one’s fortune try one’s luck try one’s patience try out try out try out try out try out try out try out on try over try patience Try pictures! Try pictures! Try pictures! Try pictures! Try Savers & Rib Breakers Try Sending Code With Your Left Foot try square try square try squares try squares try the cause try the patience try the patience of Try This try to catch you later try to catch you some other time try to find try to obtain try to overtake Try to Recover Memory Try to Take Over the World Try Try Again try wings try wings try wings try wings try wings Try-catch block try-in Try-it-On-Monday try-on try-ons Try-square Tryanny Tryanny Tryanny TRYB Tryblidiidae Trybuna Ludu Trybunalski TRYC Trychinosis Trychinosis

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