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.

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]

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.

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be ahead of (someone's or something's) time
be ahead of/before/in advance of your time
be in advance of (someone's or something's) time
it's a (type of person) thing
it's a... thing
caviar to the general
hide nor hair, neither
neither hide nor hair
neither hide nor hair of someone
be off the radar

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establishment is that outsiders like Jordan are essentially brought into town on sufferance, for tryouts.

NO SUCH THING AS A BAD DAY

We are--in my view luckily--far from such a point yet, but the time could come when the one-act ballet is almost as rare a bird in the repertory aviary as the one-act play or the one-act opera: still certainly existing but somewhat on sufferance and something of a curiosity.

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词组	on sufferance
释义	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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. 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 Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be ahead of (someone's or something's) time be ahead of/before/in advance of your time be in advance of (someone's or something's) time it's a (type of person) thing it's a... thing caviar to the general hide nor hair, neither neither hide nor hair neither hide nor hair of someone be off the radar References in periodicals archive establishment is that outsiders like Jordan are essentially brought into town on sufferance, for tryouts. NO SUCH THING AS A BAD DAY We are--in my view luckily--far from such a point yet, but the time could come when the one-act ballet is almost as rare a bird in the repertory aviary as the one-act play or the one-act opera: still certainly existing but somewhat on sufferance and something of a curiosity. Further longer
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