pazienza di Giobbe

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to have the patience of Job.

Noun

pazienza di Giobbe f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) patience of Job (a great amount of patience)
    • 1874 March, “La vita e le opere di Gianvincenzo Gravina”, in Nuova antologia di scienze, lettere ed arti, volume 3, Florence: Direzione della Nuova Antologia, page 611:
      [] chi fosse curioso di saper tutto dovrebbe aver la pazienza di Giobbe, e leggersi il libro d’Alfesibeo, dove ogni cosa è inventato e narrato con tali vaghezze e cascaggini da disgradarne la più svenevole femminuccia di Roma.
      those who are curious to know all about it should have the patience of Job, and read Alphesiboeus' book, where everything is made up and narrated with such vagueness and laziness that it would displease the soppiest girlie in Rome.