What does fed up mean?

Lam tung · Sun Sep 16, 2007 14:44 pm *What does fed up mean?*

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #74 "Christmas Postman (1)", question 9

He was ......... up with people he met every so often

(a) eaten
(b) fed
(c) consumed
(d) digested

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #74 "Christmas Postman (1)", answer 9

He was fed up with people he met every so often

Correct answer: (b) fed

Your answer was: incorrect
He was digested up with people he met every so often
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Hi!
" was fed up with someone" what is mean?
Thanks,
Lam tung

Conchita · Sun Sep 16, 2007 15:24 pm *What does fed up mean?*

I think you'll find this dictionary definition very clear:

fed up

aleaf · Sun Sep 16, 2007 16:30 pm *What does fed up mean?*

I am fed up with the persom I met every so often.
I am disgusted with the person I met every so often.
The two sentences are almost the same, right?
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Conchita · Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:30 am *What does fed up mean?*

auldglory · Tue Sep 18, 2007 20:41 pm *What does fed up mean?*

I would say that being fed up and being disgusted with someone are two different things -- not just different levels of the same thing.

Being fed up, in my mind, is typically associated with a temporary condition -- an expression of frustration at current situations. On the other hand, being disgusted with something/someone reads to me as having an almost physical, highly unpleasant reaction to something/someone.

Examples, I am fed up with my coworkers who do not do their jobs.

I am disgusted by an unkempt home.
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