Bob and Jackie's Chemistry Project
Episode 7: Losing Patience

Jackie: Bob, I'm not going to put up with your behaviour any more. Stop being stupid and start helping me!!!




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Put up with - put up with - put up with

Meaning: If you put up with something, you patiently accept or tolerate something unpleasant.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. The verb and particles are not usually separated.

Janie put up with the terrible weather
Janie put up with it

Example sentence: Holly put up with her colleague's rude comments for months before she finally complained to the boss about him.

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Synonyms: tolerate, bear, endure, stand, suffer, swallow, submit to
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