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patience of Mother Teresa

patience of Mother Teresa noun: a great deal of patience.

Noun

patience of Mother Teresa (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A great deal of patience.
    • My teacher, Peter Brown, a man gifted with a perfect swing and the patience of Mother Teresa, keeps replacing ball after ball as I smash 'em wildly and impressively over the green.1992, Maureen Lipman, When's It Coming Out?, →ISBN, page 103
    • I know giving freely is good (we'll talk about that later), but unless you have a high tolerance for being annoyed or are looking to gain the patience of Mother Teresa, then think before you allow your roomie to borrow your stuff.2006, Matthew Paul Turner, Everything You Need to Know Before College, →ISBN, page 58

Synonyms of patience of Mother Teresa

Questions about patience of Mother Teresa

What does patience of Mother Teresa mean?
Patience of Mother Teresa means a great deal of patience.
What part of speech is patience of Mother Teresa?
Patience of Mother Teresa is a noun.

Words near patience of Mother Teresa in the dictionary

  1. patience dock
  2. patience is a virtue
  3. patience of a saint
  4. patience of an angel
  5. patience of Job
  6. patience of Mother Teresa
  7. patiences
  8. patiency
  9. patient
  10. patient 0
  11. patient 0s

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