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WotD: Put up with
The English language is full of interesting phrasal verbs, and one that you will often hear is put up with.
Simply put, to put up with something means to tolerate or accept a situation, a person, or something unpleasant without complaining very much.
For example, if your neighbour plays loud music every night, you might put up with the noise because you do not want to cause problems.
Let’s look at how we use put up with in daily life.
Many people put up with uncomfortable situations at work, such as a micromanager boss or coworkers who don’t pull their weight.
Some students put up with long hours of homework because they want to get good grades.
At home, you might put up with your little brother’s messy habits.
While it is good to be patient, there is a limit to how much people can put up with.
Everyone can only put up with certain things for so long before they reach their breaking point.
Imagine a friend who always arrives late.
At first, you might put up with their tardiness, hoping they will change.
However, if they never arrive on time, you may soon find you can no longer put up with their behaviour.
This shows that while it is possible to put up with many things in life, we all have a limit.
To tie it all together, to put up with something means to tolerate it, usually because you feel you have no choice.
But remember, everyone has their own limits, and nobody can put up with everything forever.
The next time you hear someone say they can’t put up with something anymore, you’ll know exactly what they mean!
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