How to Pronounce "suffer fools gladly"
expression
SUH-fer FOOLZ GLAD-lee
SUF-uh FOOLZ GLAD-lee
Definition
To be patient and tolerant with people who aren’t very smart or make silly mistakes, often used in the negative to mean someone gets easily annoyed by such people.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsəfɝ/ /ˈfuɫz/ /ˈɡɫædɫi
British English
sˈʌfɐ/ /fˈuːlz/ /ɡlˈædli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SUH-fer FOOLZ GLAD-lee
UK
SUF-uh FOOLZ GLAD-lee
Listen in Context
My boss does not suffer fools gladly.
She is smart but doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
If you want to work here, you must suffer fools gladly.
He has zero patience for mistakes—he definitely does not suffer fools gladly.