sick and tired

Idioms and Phrases

Also, sick or tired to death . Thoroughly weary or bored, as in I'm sick and tired of these begging phone calls , or She was sick to death of that endless recorded music . These hyperbolic expressions of exasperation imply one is weary to the point of illness or death. The first dates from the late 1700s, the first variant from the late 1800s, and the second variant from the first half of the 1700s.

Example Sentences

"No, because I just didn't think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining," Rooney said.

From BBC

"I'm starting to get the sense that people are getting sick and tired of the will they, won't they," O'Gorman said.

From BBC

And to my friends in the battlegrounds who are sick and tired of the nonstop politicking and attention, all I can say is: We’re as sick of you as you are of us.

From Slate

“Americans, led by women, have voted to overwhelmingly turn the page on a decade of caustic, ugly politics. They have told us they are sick and tired of the vitriol and clearly want a new start with a new candidate. Kamala Harris is projected to win in a landslide.”

From Salon

“People are sick and tired of the Liberals and they're looking to find an alternative, but we aren't seeing the numbers translating into gains for the NDP,” she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• bored
• disgusted
• exhausted
• fatigued
• impatient
• jaded
• overworked
• sleepy