Having a very poor tolerance level. The word threshold is the part of the door frame that you step over. In times gone by it was the peice of wood that went accross the doorway to stop the straw or hay (thresh) from spilling out of the house, long before carpets were used. Hence the word 'threshold'
Labeling somebody who is wealthy as a person who spends his leisurely time eating expensive tins of Duck fat. Usually indicating that the person is Fat Him/Herself
