patience of an angel en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) A great deal of patience.
I am not endowed with the patience 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.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 249:
Relateds
patience is a virtue · overpatient
Synonyms
patience of Mother Teresa · patience of Job · patience of a saint