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gaff

2  [gaf]
Use stand the gaff in a Sentence
–noun
1. harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
—Idiom
2. stand or take the gaff, Slang. to weather hardship or strain; endure patiently.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; cf. earlier British use: nonsense, humbug, Scots dial.: loud laugh, guffaw; of uncert. orig.; cf. guff
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Idioms & Phrases

stand the gaff

Take severe criticism or other adversity in stride, as in If you can't stand the gaff, don't try running for office. [Slang; late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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