fed up
125
3.6
- idiom
- /fɛd ʌp/
- Informal
- After months of delays, she was fed up with waiting for the package.
- get fed up
- people are fed up
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Watch on YouTubeThere's like he's oh, I'm so fed up of buying other shoes.
- There's like he's oh, I'm so fed up of buying other shoes.
- So they're, they're, they, yeah, they're fed up of men not being grown-ups.
- And I've always felt either brave enough or fed up enough to make the protest.
- And I think working class people are just fed up of being lied to all the time.
- And the people you see out on the town, like they're fed up.
- I don't follow it closely, but they're an indication that the people are fed up.
- But after that day three, you're kind of fed up.
- In the month of April, I just got fed up with my skin.
- People got so fed up that on Twitter they just took to doing #traps.
- Among those involved, far right and far left groups, race baiters and some everyday Brits who are just fed up.
- So I think the EU is sort of fed up with these organizations.
- So I'm fed up and I've decided that it is time to to play offense for this video.
Examples
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And I think people are getting fed up with the lockdown.
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People have become more and more fed up with the pollution in our environment.
Fiction book (1997) -
At some point, they get so fed up with leaving that room.
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But people are fed up with the economy.
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A lot of people, myself included, are fed up!
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The mayor is fed up with you.
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Most Americans today, in a crisis of spirit, are simply fed up with government at all levels.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm fed up with being second all the time.
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Many "ordinary" citizens reported being "fed up" with the criminal and disorderly behavior of street children.
Academic text (1997) -
Many cite reasons for dropping out as just being "fed up" with school and deciding not to continue.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.9
Bored or annoyed because you have had enough of something that keeps happening
636
5.8
Tired of something because you have had too much of it
482
1.0
Feeling not interested and tired from doing the same thing too much
235
8.6
Very angry or annoyed
143
1.0
Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small
112
5.3
Feeling very annoyed because you have had too much of something
81
3.9
Feeling annoyed or bored because something has gone on too long
56
3.1
Feeling annoyed or a little angry because something keeps bothering you
38
6.3
Feeling bored and tired after doing or seeing something too often
10
6.7
Very tired or no longer interesting because people use it too much
1
8.2
Feeling very annoyed and impatient because of something
1
8.9
Annoyed and fed up after repeated problems or long delays
Antonyms
How Fed Up
- Informal
636
5.8
23
4.4
- Informal
125
3.6
143
1.0
113
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
fed + up
The parts 'fed' (past participle of 'feed') and the particle 'up' suggest a sense of being filled or brought to a limit, but the whole meaning 'annoyed/tired after too much' is a metaphorical extension from physical satiety to emotional exhaustion. This link is partial and not fully predictable for a B1 learner who knows the words—learners might infer 'full' or 'satisfied' but would often need prior exposure to arrive at the specific sense 'fed up'.
Etymology
The adjective fed up comes from the image of being so fed, that is, given food, that you are up and full and cannot take any more. So, fed up now means 'annoyed or tired' after you have had too much of something.