- lose patience
- lose patience (or lose one's patience)become unable to keep one's temper
even Lawrence finally lost patience with him
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lose patience
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lose patience (or lose one's patience) — become unable to keep one s temper. → patience … English new terms dictionary
lose patience — not be patient any longer, out of patience Mom is losing patience with us because we don t obey her … English idioms
lose patience — become impatient … English contemporary dictionary
patience — pa|tience S3 [ˈpeıʃəns] n [U] 1.) the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious ≠ ↑impatience ▪ I wouldn t have the patience to sit sewing all day. infinite/unlimited/endless patience ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
patience — pa|tience [ peıʃəns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult: need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the patience… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patience */ — UK [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] / US [ˈpeɪʃəns] noun [uncountable] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the … English dictionary
patience — noun 1》 the capacity to tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming angry or upset. 2》 Brit. a card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one s cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences. Phrases lose… … English new terms dictionary
patience — n. quality of being patient 1) to display, show patience 2) to tax, try smb. s patience 3) to lose one s patience; to run out of patience 4) endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience 5) one s patience wears thin 6) patience for; with (she has… … Combinatory dictionary
patience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, great, infinite ▪ little ▪ I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind. VERB + PATIENCE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through … Collocations dictionary
