put up with
Meaning: If you put up with something, you accept it even though you don't like it.
Synonym: tolerate, standFor example:
- put up with sb/sth We've been putting up with these noisy neighbours for long enough. I'm going to complain to our landlord.
- put up with sb/sth I'm going to buy an air conditioner. I can't put up with the heat any longer!
Quick Quiz:
The workers in the factory had been badly treated for a long time and they couldn't put up with it any more, so they
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