Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
sick-and-tired
idiom
/sɪk ənd taɪərd/
Definition
Feeling weary or annoyed due to continuous exposure to something undesirable.
Examples
- I’m sick and tired of hearing the same excuses over and over.
- She grew sick and tired of the rain ruining their plans.
- After months of waiting, he was sick and tired of not getting a response.
Meaning
The phrase ‘sick-and-tired’ expresses a strong sense of frustration and fatigue over a situation or repeated actions that one finds intolerable.
Synonyms
- fed up
- weary
- exasperated
- disgruntled
