sick and tired

adjective

: thoroughly fatigued or bored
also : fed up

Examples of sick and tired in a Sentence

was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings
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There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap. Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Dec. 2022 And, basically, people are sick and tired of it. Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022 Robinson, for one, was sick and tired of losing. Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022 Many young people in Cuba are sick and tired of the dictatorship — even more sick and tired, possibly, than the old people are. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for sick and tired 

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sick and tired was in 1775

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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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