What Does “patient as Job” mean?
Definition:
The phrase patient as Job means very patient.
The idiom alludes to the biblical figure Job. He is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is beset with horrendous disasters that take away all that he holds dear, including his offspring, his health, and his property. He struggles to understand his situation and begins a search for the answers to his difficulties
Another variation of the idiom is :
As patient as Job.
Have the patience of Job.
Example(s)
You have to be as patient as Job to have a talk with that nasty woman.
This idiom is in the names category.