“They are testing the limits of my patience!”

You're trying to have a quiet conversation with your friend, but your children are running around and yelling. They're starting to make you angry. You say:

They are testing the limits of my patience!

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“It took a lot of patience.”

You did an art project that is very detailed and took a long time. You're showing the art to a friend, and they are amazed by it. You want to express how long it took and how much work you put into it. You say:

It took a lot of patience.

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