run out of patience
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run out — UK US run out Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: run out of sth »We are about to run out of paper and toner. »The order for more forms should be placed… … Financial and business terms
run out — phr verb Run out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑battery, ↑food, ↑funding, ↑lease, ↑licence, ↑luck, ↑patience, ↑pen, ↑supply, ↑term, ↑time, ↑warrant … Collocations dictionary
run out of — phr verb Run out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ammunition, ↑cash, ↑excuse, ↑fund, ↑gasoline, ↑money, ↑patience, ↑petrol, ↑room, ↑supply, ↑time … Collocations dictionary
patience — n. quality of being patient 1) to display, show patience 2) to tax, try smb. s patience 3) to lose one s patience; to run out of patience 4) endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience 5) one s patience wears thin 6) patience for; with (she has… … Combinatory dictionary
patience — pa|tience [ peıʃəns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult: need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the patience… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patience */ — UK [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] / US [ˈpeɪʃəns] noun [uncountable] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest, especially something difficult need/require patience: Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience. have the … English dictionary
patience — pa|tience S3 [ˈpeıʃəns] n [U] 1.) the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious ≠ ↑impatience ▪ I wouldn t have the patience to sit sewing all day. infinite/unlimited/endless patience ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
patience*/ — [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the ability to continue doing something for a long time without losing interest Photography requires a lot of patience.[/ex] 2) the ability to remain calm and not get angry, especially when something is annoying or takes… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
patience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, great, infinite ▪ little ▪ I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind. VERB + PATIENCE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
