Phrasal verb
be fed up
Meanings
To feel annoyed or frustrated because something unpleasant keeps happening.
To feel bored and tired of something because it has become repetitive or uninteresting.
Definition
To be fed up means to feel annoyed, tired, or frustrated because something has continued for too long.
If you are fed up, you feel frustrated or irritated, often because of repeated problems or boredom. It commonly describes reaching the point where you don’t want to tolerate a situation anymore. You can be fed up with a person, a habit, a task, or a repeated experience.
Examples
- I’m fed up with this slow internet.
- She’s fed up with his constant excuses.
- They were fed up with waiting in line for hours.
- We’re fed up with doing the same training every week.
Common mistake
Learners often say "I’m fed up about" something, but the most common pattern is "be fed up with" (or "fed up of" in British English).
More phrasal verbs
- go on To go on means to continue or keep happening.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.
- set up To set up means to arrange or prepare something so it is ready to use or happen.
- pick up “Pick up” most commonly means to collect someone or something from a place, usually by going there.
- go back To go back means to return to a place, time, or earlier situation.