堪え忍ぶ

たえしのぶ【堪え忍ぶ】

bear patiently; bear [hold] up; endure; withstand; put up with…; stick [sweat] out.

●不幸[過酷な運命]を堪え忍ぶ bear [hold] up under misfortune; endure a cruel fate

・彼女は苦難をよく堪え忍んだ. She bore her hardships bravely.

・堪え忍ぶにも限度がある. There is a limit to my patience. | I can only take so much.