en avoir plein le dos

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ plɛ̃ l(ə) do/

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Verb

en avoir plein le dos

1. (informal) to be extenuated by or after a hard manual work
2. (informal) to be sick to death of, to be fed up to the back teeth with [with de ‘someone/something’]

   Synonyms: en avoir marre, (vulgar) en avoir plein le cul

   J’en ai plein le dos de tes histoires. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Note that the pronoun en is part of the expression, and is used regardless of the separate de-phrase.

See also

• avoir le dos large