Verb usage: to put up with

[Angelika]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #177 "Idioms with the phrasal verb put", question 1

Our daily habits often force us to ......... all kinds of degrading and destructive events, all in the name of keeping things comfortable or familiar.

(a) put up
(b) put up with
(c) put on hold
(d) put out

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #177 "Idioms with the phrasal verb put", answer 1

Our daily habits often force us to put up with all kinds of degrading and destructive events, all in the name of keeping things comfortable or familiar.

Correct answer: (b) put up with

Your answer was: correct
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why it is the right answer?

Angelika

[Lost_Soul]

Hi,
put up with smth = tolerate smth
example: I shall not put up with your coarse language anymore

see?