Idiom:  fed up

Meaning

Idiom:  fed up (with someone/something)

  • to be bothered and angry by someone/something

Example sentences

— My assistant was so fed up with driving through rush-hour traffic to the office that she quit.

— I'm fed up with my children's antisocial behavior.

— I'm fed up with your talking back to me. Give me your phone and go do your homework right now.

— We were fed up with our internet service and finally switched to Verizon last month.

— Our manager was fed up with the way one of our clients was treating us so he told them we don't want their business anymore.

— My brother was so fed up with his wife's spending he decided to get a divorce.

— My father was fed up with the loud noise from the construction next door so we bought him a ticket to go stay with my sister in Florida for the next two weeks.

— Everyone was fed up with the local government so they voted in an entirely new city council at last month's elections.

— We've been so fed up with our puppy's behavior that we finally hired a trainer and also send him to obedience school twice a week.

— Aren't you fed up with the cold weather in Boston?

— I'm so fed up with your excuses. Just do your chores or you're not going out tonight.


Synonyms

  • sick and tired (of something)
  • up to here (with something)


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