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What does suffer fools gladly mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.
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Michael did not suffer fools gladly and could seem aloof and distant at times, but this was his rather old-world formality.
By all accounts, he's a bit of a loner, doesn't suffer fools gladly, is a bit of an obnoxious twerp, a shy, intelligent, social misfit.
It is said she doesn't suffer fools gladly, that the public's perception of her is fearsome.
Like the rest of us, he is sometimes short and impatient with those around him, and he does not suffer fools gladly.
I do not suffer fools gladly and I have been known to be opinionated and defend my beliefs strongly.
Langford's always come off like an ornery cuss, a guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly.

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