sick and tired

Idioms  

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.

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sick and tired

James McCreadie: Fans are getting sick and tired of losing players to what is a glorified friendly.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Josner Herrera is sick and tired of dealing with daily power cuts, especially when her part of western Venezuela produces a fair bit of electricity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

"I'm kind of sick and tired of talking about England's style of play. The style of play I want to see is England winning," Vaughan added.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I’ve been tired so long,” she said, “now I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

It was there that I went when I was sick and tired of everybody, which was most of my twelfth year.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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