fed up of
idiom
informal, British
: very tired of (something) : angry about (something that has continued for a long time)
I'm fed up of all these delays.
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The Norwegian filmmaker Audun Amundsen is fed up of being poor in a rich country, and starts looking for solutions online.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022
And in the aftermath of the game Barca threw away, by going three goals ahead only to concede that same quantity and tie 3-3, it has been reported that the rest of the locker room is fed up of the club record signing who cost €120mn ($139mn) plus €40mn ($46.4mn) in add-ons from Liverpool in 2018.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
Using the hashtag #lockdownextension, many wrote that they were fed up of restrictions while others contemplated what Johnson’s decision would mean for the entertainment industry and those planning to get married this summer.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2021
Yet many world leaders—perhaps fed up of being out-maneuvered in different ways by tech giants—have expressed support for what Australia is doing, according to comments made by prime minister Scott Morrison on Friday.
—Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2021
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022
And in the aftermath of the game Barca threw away, by going three goals ahead only to concede that same quantity and tie 3-3, it has been reported that the rest of the locker room is fed up of the club record signing who cost €120mn ($139mn) plus €40mn ($46.4mn) in add-ons from Liverpool in 2018.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
Using the hashtag #lockdownextension, many wrote that they were fed up of restrictions while others contemplated what Johnson’s decision would mean for the entertainment industry and those planning to get married this summer.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2021
Yet many world leaders—perhaps fed up of being out-maneuvered in different ways by tech giants—have expressed support for what Australia is doing, according to comments made by prime minister Scott Morrison on Friday.
—Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2021
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