sick and tired
sick and tired of (something)
Exceedingly wearied by, bored of, or exasperated with something. I'm sick and tired of doing my boss's errands. If something doesn't change soon, I'm going to quit! I was all gung-ho about this graduate program when I first began, but I must admit that I've grown sick and tired of these boring lectures.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sick and tired
Also, sick or tired to death . Thoroughly weary or bored, as in I'm sick and tired of these begging phone calls, or She was sick to death of that endless recorded music. These hyperbolic expressions of exasperation imply one is weary to the point of illness or death. The first dates from the late 1700s, the first variant from the late 1800s, and the second variant from the first half of the 1700s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
sick and tired
annoyed about or bored with something and unwilling to put up with it any longer. informalSee also: and, sick, tired
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
sick and tired
Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
sick and tired
Disgusted, completely weary of. This expression, also put as sick or tired to death, suggests one is fed up to the point of illness or death. J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur used it in Sketches of 18th-Century America (1783): “I am quite sick and tired of these pretended conscientious non-fighting mortals.”
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- be strong on (something)
- at the point of (doing something)
- address comments or remarks to
- address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
- address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
- be in it for
- a run on (something)
- (something) is over (one's) head
- a rush on (something)
- be dying for (something)