IdiomBody & Senses
Polish
Polishuzbroić się w cierpliwość
Meaning: To be patient or to gather one's patience.
Literally: To arm oneself with patience
Example: “Na tej poczcie trzeba uzbroić się w cierpliwość.” — At this post office you have to be very patient.
Origin: Arming oneself with patience is equipping oneself for a long wait or a trial as one would arm for a battle. Polish shares the phrase with French s'armer de patience and other European languages; no first use is documented.
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