browned off
1
8.9
- idiom
- UK
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- She had every right to be browned off after missing her flight due to unforeseen circumstances.
Examples
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After waiting for an hour, I was really browned off with the delay.
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I'm browned off.
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I do not know what it is, I just seem unable to connect properly; I can never smile at the proper places—it's like a permanent condition of being browned off with life.
Fiction book (2002) -
He felt browned off when his plans were constantly interrupted by cancellations.
Synonyms
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1.9
Bored or annoyed because you have had enough of something that keeps happening
522
5.8
Tired of something because you have had too much of it
197
8.6
Very angry or annoyed
121
3.6
Annoyed, bored, or tired because you have had too much of something
117
5.3
Feeling very annoyed because you have had too much of something
18
4.4
Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working
5
7.9
Feeling angry or annoyed about something
1
8.2
Feeling very annoyed and impatient because of something
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Morphology
browned + off
The phrase 'browned off' is a regional colloquial idiom meaning 'annoyed' or 'fed up' that cannot be deduced from the literal senses of 'brown/browned' (to make brown) plus 'off' (away). The constituent meanings do not compositionally yield the idiomatic sense, and the phrase is unpredictable for learners without prior exposure.
Etymology
Browned off may come from the picture of food left on the fire until it gets brown and tastes bad, so it is taken off and thrown away. That's why when someone is browned off they feel 'annoyed' or 'fed up', as if they have had enough.