sick to the back teeth

phrase

Extremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).

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fed up to the back teeth
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Meanings

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  1. UKidiomaticExtremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).

    "Passengers are sick to their back teeth of paying for boardroom largesse and eye-watering fares."

    2019 December 18, Andrew Roden, “Rail fares to rise by an average of 2.7% in January”, in Rail, page 17

    Synonyms: fed up to the back teeth

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseExtremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).

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fed up to the back teeth
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Cite this entry
APA

sick to the back teeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20to%20the%20back%20teeth

MLA

“sick to the back teeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20to%20the%20back%20teeth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sick to the back teeth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20to%20the%20back%20teeth.

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