# sick to the back teeth

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/sick-to-the-back-teeth
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Extremely annoyed, fed up, tired (of or with something).

## Examples

- I am sick to the back teeth of this loud music.
- After working on the same project for three months, he was sick to the back teeth of the constant meetings.
- She had grown sick to the back teeth of the endless excuses and decided it was finally time to resign from her position.

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