patience of an angel

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patience of an angel (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A great deal of patience.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 249:
      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.

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