patience of Mother Teresa

Meaning: (idiomatic)A great deal ofpatience.Synonyms:patience of an angel,patience of a saint,patience of Job1992,Maureen Lipman,When's It Coming Out?‎[1],→ISBN, page103:My teacher, Peter Brown, a man gifted with a perfect swing and thepatience of Mother Teresa, keeps replacing ball after ball as I smash 'em wildly and impressively over the green.2006, Matthew Paul Turner,Everything You Need to Know Before College‎[2],→ISBN, page58:I know giving freely is good (we'll talk about that later), but unless you have a high tolerance for being annoyed or are looking to gain thepatience of Mother Teresa, then think before you allow your roomie to borrow your stuff.2021, Sharon Bowers, David Bowers,Shop Class for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects‎[3],→ISBN:Once you've painted the front of the molding, finish the sides with a very small angled brush. This can take the steadiness of a surgeon and thepatience of Mother Teresa.

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