have had enough

1. Want no more of something, as in I've had enough of their quarreling. This phrase uses enough in the sense of “an adequate amount,” which is intended ironically to mean “a more than sufficient amount.” [c. 1700] For synonyms, see fed to the gills; have had it, def. 1.

Example Sentences

It’s only lately that researchers have had enough data on which people, in which jobs are actually using AI.

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"We Iraqis have seen so many wars... we have had enough," she added.

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Without that public money matching small-dollar donations to Mamdani’s campaign, he might never have had enough resources to finance his reported $5 million television and digital ad campaign that spread his message, his $1 million of mail and literature that made him a household name, and his $2 million campaign staff that organized communities and flooded the social-media algorithm.

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“We the People have had enough of the illegal actions being carried out by this sham administration,” Amy Stevens, one of the Orange County demonstration’s organizers, said in a statement.

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“I speak on this because I have had enough and any real woman would do the same.”

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