suff Idiom, Proverb

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a word to the wise is sufficient

a wise person understands when he hears a key word I can't discuss the plan, but a word to the wise is sufficient: progress.

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suffer a setback

lose a game, fail a test, become injured or ill Italy's soccer team suffered a setback losing to Ireland.

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suffer from

1．have pain or bad health because of 患（病）
He always suffers from stomach trouble．他经常胃痛。
2．be troubled by因…受困扰
She suffers from poverty．他为贫困所扰。

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not suffer fools gladly

not suffer fools gladly
Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600]

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on sufferance

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]

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suffer

suffer
see not suffer fools gladly.

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sufferance

sufferance
on sufferance
allowed or tolerated but not supported or encouraged

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suffice it to say

suffice it to say
It is enough to say this and no more, as in Suffice it to say that the judge was furious when the invitation was withdrawn. [Late 1600s]