#1 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 13:42 pm What does to be fed up mean? |
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English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #347 "English Slang Idioms (68)", question 9
"If the landlord doesn't fix our plumbing soon, I am going to report him to the city. I am fed up to the ......... teeth with how long it takes him to fix things around here," Beth said to Mike.
(a) front (b) buck (c) sharp (d) back
English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #347 "English Slang Idioms (68)", answer 9
"If the landlord doesn't fix our plumbing soon, I am going to report him to the city. I am fed up to the back teeth with how long it takes him to fix things around here," Beth said to Mike.
Correct answer: (d) back
Your answer was: incorrect "If the landlord doesn't fix our plumbing soon, I am going to report him to the city. I am fed up to the buck teeth with how long it takes him to fix things around here," Beth said to Mike. _________________________
Does to be fed up to the back teeth mean that all the limits crosses the red line of smb's patience so one becomes anger,furious? |
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Nenad11 I'm here quite often ;-)

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