on sufferance

Allowed or tolerated to be present or do something but not appreciated or wanted. The mediator was required by the court order, so though neither side of the dispute is happy about it, he's been attending each meeting on sufferance.See also: on

on sufferance

Barely tolerated; agreed to but unwillingly. For example, They rarely put a non-academic on the panel, so obviously I was there on sufferance. This expression uses sufferance in the sense of "toleration," a usage obsolete except in this idiom. [Mid-1500s] See also: on

on ˈsufferance

if you do something on sufferance, somebody allows you to do it although they do not really want you to: He’s only staying here on sufferance.See also: on

单词	on sufferance
释义	On sufferance Translations tolleranza on sufferance on sufferance Allowed or tolerated to be present or do something but not appreciated or wanted. The mediator was required by the court order, so though neither side of the dispute is happy about it, he's been attending each meeting on sufferance.See also: on on sufferance Barely tolerated; agreed to but unwillingly. For example, They rarely put a non-academic on the panel, so obviously I was there on sufferance. This expression uses sufferance in the sense of "toleration," a usage obsolete except in this idiom. [Mid-1500s] See also: on on ˈsufferance if you do something on sufferance, somebody allows you to do it although they do not really want you to: He’s only staying here on sufferance.See also: on
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