Practical Everyday English

Practical Everyday English

Compliments for Personal and Business Situations

Compliments for Personal and Business Situations

Description of Document / Report Activity

Verbs and Phrases to Describe Document / Report Activity

Idiom / Phrasal Verb - To Put Up With Someone or Something

to put up with

Example #1:

Joe: I love living in Southern California!
Gina: Yeah, me too! But sometimes it's hard to put up with the traffic.
Joe: I know what you mean. When I'm stuck in traffic I listen to my favorite music. That helps me a lot.

Idiom: to put up with (something). This idiom is used as a verb phrase and it means to endure or to bear something unpleasant, uncomfortable, or inconvenient.

Example #2:

Kathy: So, how do you like your new apartment?
Debbie: The apartment is nice, but my new neighbors are crazy! Last night they had a party until 3am. The music was so loud I couldn't get to sleep. I'm not sure if I'll be able to put up with them if they do that every weekend!

Idiom: to put up with (someone). Here the object is a person. This idiom means to endure or to bear with someone who is really bothering you or making you feel annoyed.

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• quite is good for expressing mild suprise at the extent/size: "I was quite pleased by the reception I received there."
• rather is a more posh version of quite.
• pretty, on the other hand, is to express faint enthusiasm: "I had a pretty good time, I might go there again sometime."
• fairly is even a bit less enthusiastic than pretty.

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