put up with somebody

put up with somebody
ˌput ˈup with sb/sth derived
to accept sb/sth that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining
Syn: tolerate

I don't know how she puts up with him.

I'm not going to put up with their smoking any longer.

Main entry:putderived

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