/Sounds like 'koh-MAY vee-DREE-oh' — UPPERCASE = stressed syllable/
To endure extremely difficult situations without complaining, to tolerate the intolerable. In Argentina, someone who eats glass is known for their extraordinary patience and resistance.
"He ate glass in that job for years to get where he is now."
"If you want to succeed in that environment, you have to eat glass."
/Sounds like 'koh-MAY vee-DREE-oh' — UPPERCASE = stressed syllable/
To endure extremely difficult situations without complaining, to tolerate the intolerable. In Argentina, someone who eats glass is known for their extraordinary patience and resistance.
"He ate glass in that job for years to get where he is now."
"If you want to succeed in that environment, you have to eat glass."