He doesn’t suffer fools gladly…

Major Sahib is a no nonsense military officer who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

Quickly own a new phrase, “Suffer fools gladly” and take one more step towards excellent English communication skills.

The phrase is pretty self explanatory – if a fool is talking to you, you would not enjoy it. Infact you would wish that the fool goes away and leaves you alone. However, suppose there is someone who patiently listens to a fool and even seems to enjoy the interaction – what would you say to him?

That’s where suffer fools gladly comes in.

Some examples:

1. I wish I could suffer the fools gladly as you can. I mean how can you be so patient with Sudhir.
2. He is intelligent, he is competent and he will get you the results. But he doesn’t suffer fools gladly so you should be ready for some bruised egos in your company.
3. In politics, you have to learn to suffer fools gladly because you would meet plenty of them everyday and everyone of them feels they have a divine right to rule.

Someone who suffers fools gladly would be patient and a good listener – how else could you pretend to be interested in what the guy is saying.

Let’s take some more examples:

1. In public life, you gotta know how to suffer the fools gladly. That’s the first thing you should learn.
2. I am amazed at his ability to suffer the fools gladly. I mean, he can spend hours talking to Naresh and not tear his hair. If I have to sit with Naresh even for five minutes, I’d have to go get a head massage.
3. I can’t suffer fools gladly so please make sure you keep Sumit away from my team.
4. He is a good boss but he cant suffer fools gladly. At times, this harms his career because sometimes, your boss himself is a fool.
5. I quit my job as the secretary of a big film star because I couldn’t suffer fools gladly.