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here.) •My loud neighbors are trying my patience today.
•You really try my patience with all your questions!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
try someone's patience — try someone’s patience phrase to do something very annoying, so that someone else has to try very hard not to get angry with you Look, you’re really trying my patience now; please stop making that noise! Thesaurus: to make someone angry or… … Useful english dictionary
try someone's patience — If you find it difficult to be patient with someone because of their irritating attitude or behaviour, you can say that they are trying your patience. His constant interruptions began to try the teacher s patience … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
try someone's patience — to do something very annoying, so that someone else has to try very hard not to get angry with you Look, you re really trying my patience now; please stop making that noise! … English dictionary
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
try — [[t]tra͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ tries, trying, tried 1) VERB If you try to do something, you want to do it, and you take action which you hope will help you to do it. [V to inf] He secretly tried to block her advancement in the Party... [V to inf] Try to make… … English dictionary
try it on — (informal) To attempt to do something risky or audacious to see how far one can go unscathed • • • Main Entry: ↑try * * * Brit., informal attempt to deceive or seduce someone he was trying it on with my wife ■ deliberately test someone s patience … Useful english dictionary
try it on Brit. — try it on Brit. informal 1》 attempt to seduce someone. 2》 deliberately test someone s patience. → try … English new terms dictionary
try — 1 /traI/ verb 1 ATTEMPT (I, T) to attempt to do or get something: try to do sth: Don t shout at him; he s only trying to help. | try sth: Roberts tried a shot at goal. | try and do sth: You must try and control your temper. | try: Tim may not be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
try — try1 W1S1 [traı] v past tense and past participle tried present participle trying third person singular tries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attempt)¦ 2¦(test/use)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(try to find somebody/something)¦ 5¦(door/window)¦ 6¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
try — verb (tries, trying, tried) 1》 make an attempt or effort to do something. ↘attempt to open (a door), contact (someone), etc. ↘(try for) attempt to achieve or have: they re trying for another baby. ↘(try something on) put on an item of … English new terms dictionary
