bellyful
all that a person can tolerate: I've had a bellyful of your whining.
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How to use bellyful in a sentence
For those looking for a bellyful of laughs, two humorous pieces in the yuletide spirit.
He could not see the connection between morality and a bellyful of food.
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonHe furnishes some one a bellyful of hating and fighting every week.
The Snow-Burner | Henry OyenI have always had my bellyful and a good shirt to my back before this confounded scamp put his nose into my crib.
Love and Intrigue | Friedrich SchillerSome of us were scandalized and some amused, till Alcidamas found he had his bellyful, being no match for the tough little fellow.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 | Lucian of Samosata
The nation had had its bellyful of fighting; nor could taunts or outcries goad up our Britons any more.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for bellyful
/ (ˈbɛlɪˌfʊl) /
as much as one wants or can eat
slang more than one can tolerate
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