tolerance : Idioms & Phrases

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glucose tolerance test

  • noun test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus
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Tolerance of the mint

  • . (Coinage) Same as Remedy of the mint. See under Remedy.
Webster 1913

zero tolerance

  • noun extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law)
    • he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually
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zero-tolerance policy

  • noun any policy that allows no exception
    • a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests
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