sick and tired

1. Also,. 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.

Example Sentences

The “Some Time in New York City” album cover, showing its full lyrics, is reproduced in the accompanying book, alongside a 1973 letter to Bhaskar Menon, Capitol’s chairman, in which Lennon complains that he is “sick and tired” of the label censoring his work.

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"I am sick and tired of Pete Hegseth lying about women in the military and standards," former US Marine fighter pilot Amy McGarth said in a video on Instagram.

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But Hochul recently said she is “sick and tired of being pushed around” while other states refuse to adopt redistricting reforms and gerrymander to their full advantage.

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“We are sick and tired of the nonsense where you are not allowed to ever celebrate someone who is white, blonde and blue-eyed; that we have to walk into a room apologetic for those things. In a way, this ad is the final declaration that we are done doing that s**t.”

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Scottish Conservative deputy leader Rachael Hamilton said people were "sick and tired" with Swinney's "obsession" with breaking up the UK.

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Related Words

• bored 
• disgusted www.thesaurus.com
• exhausted 
• fatigued 
• impatient 
• jaded 
• overworked www.thesaurus.com
• sleepy