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be up to here withto be extremely fed up or frustrated with someone or something; to have reached the limit of one's patience

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to be extremely fed up or frustrated with someone or something; to have reached the limit of one's patience

Pronunciation (IPA): /bi ʌp tu hɪr wɪð/

Korean meaning: ~에 질리거나 짜증이 날 대로 난 상태; 참을성의 한계에 다다른 상태

Korean pronunciation: 비 **업** 투 **히어** 위드

Example Sentences

  • I'm up to here with my roommate leaving dirty dishes everywhere!
  • She's up to here with her boss's unreasonable demands.
  • We're all up to here with these endless Zoom meetings.

be up to here with

NOUN

//bi ʌp tu hɪr wɪð//

to be extremely fed up or frustrated with someone or something; to have reached the limit of one's patience

be up to here with concept
💡 Concept

After ten complaints in one morning, the manager is up to here with customer demands.

be up to here with rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

I'm up to here with this mess, now it's crystal clear!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bi ʌp tu hɪr wɪð/
🇬🇧 UK/biː ʌp tə hɪə wɪð/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'up to here'는 원래 손을 목이나 머리 높이까지 올리며 '여기까지'라는 제스처와 함께 사용되던 표현이 관용구가 된 것입니다. 마치 물이 목까지 차올라서 더 이상 견딜 수 없다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

herecleardear
here
clear
dear

🔗Collocations

be up to here with someone's attitude
be up to here with the noise
be up to here with work
be up to here with lies
be up to here with excuses

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I'm up to here with my roommate leaving dirty dishes everywhere!

She's up to here with her boss's unreasonable demands.

😄 Fun example

We're all up to here with these endless Zoom meetings.

I'm up to here with politicians making empty promises.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

fed up withsick and tired ofhad enough ofsick to death of

Antonyms

pleased withsatisfied withcontent with

Related

frustratedannoyedexasperatedat the end of one's rope

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