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Значение идиомы fed up
[fed up] also [fed to the gills] or [fed tothe teeth] {adj. phr.} Having had too much of something; at the end ofyour patience; disgusted; bored; tired.
People get fed up withanyone who brags all the time.
I’ve had enough of his complaints. I’m fed up.
He was fed to the teeth with television and sold hisset to a cousin.
John quit football because he was fed to thegills with practice.
Compare: SICK AND TIRED.
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- Значение идиомы pull one’s teeth [pull one’s teeth] {v. phr.} To take power away from; makepowerless. The general pulled the teeth of the rebel army byblocking its ammunition supply line. The student governmentcouncil was so irresponsible that the principal pulled its teeth....
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