Put Up With

Meaning of Idiom ‘Put Up With (someone or something)’

To put up with someone or something means to tolerate or endure without complaining. ¹Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

Examples Of Use

“I’ve put up with your nonsense long enough. It’s time you found a new place to stay.”

“Sorry but I’m not going to your mother’s house for the holidays. I can’t put up with her yelling at my kids and criticizing everything I do.”

“I can’t believe you put up with such terrible working conditions for so long. No wonder you want to find a new job.”

Origin

Used since the mid-1700s. ²Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

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