patience of an angel

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)A great deal ofpatience.1886,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page249:I am not endowed with thepatience of an angel; but what could I do? The retreat to my room was cut off, they had been washing the floor for Sunday, and the room was no doubt steaming with vapour from the damp boards.

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