American Idioms and Expressions

Be Fed Up With (with Someone Or Something) Idiom

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be fed up with (with someone or something)
What does be fed up with (with someone or something) mean?
(with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something);
be very tired of someone or something.
"Bill, you're too careless with yourwork. I'm fed up with apologizing for your mistakes!"

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What does "a taste of things to come" mean?
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What does "other fish to fry" mean?
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What does "take a turn for the worse" mean?
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drive a hard bargain
What does "drive a hard bargain" mean?
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swear (someone) in
What does "swear (someone) in" mean?
to have a person promise to do his duty as a member of an organization or in a formal position.The new mayor of the city was sworn in at a large ceremony last evening.
skeleton in one`s closet
What does "skeleton in one`s closet" mean?
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What does "as merry as a cricket" mean?
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What does "clear a hurdle" mean?
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