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put up with

Idioms  

  1. Endure without complaint, as in She's been very patient, putting up with all kinds of inconvenience. [Mid-1700s]

Example Sentences

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“He realized if we wanted to keep dating, he had to put up with them,” said the Hong Kong veterinarian.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said this was "because we know that for years people have had to put up with delays, cancellations, the frustration of standing on a platform on a Sunday and the train just never arriving".

From BBC

"So, really, the penalty is very, very minute compared to what the farmers in this area have to put up with."

From BBC

She said she was expected to just put up with the bleeding.

From BBC

Is Dutch going to put up with a torpedo who can’t follow directions?

From The Wall Street Journal

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