put up with — tolerate something annoying
phrasal verbB1core
to accept or tolerate something or someone unpleasant without complaining
Pattern: put up with something/someone
In use
- I don't know how you put up with that noise all day.general
- We've put up with the broken heating for weeks now, it's ridiculous.general
Common mistake
Don't drop the 'with' — it's 'put up with the noise', not 'put up the noise'.