# have had it up to here

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-had-it-up-to-here
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.

## Examples

- I've had it up to here with this noise.
- She told her flatmate she'd had it up to here with the dirty dishes in the sink.
- After years of broken promises and unpaid invoices, the small contractor finally told the developer he had had it up to here and was walking off the job.

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