en avoir jusque-là

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ ʒys.k(ə).la də/
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Verb

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en avoir jusque-là

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, informal) to have had it up to here (with); to have had enough (of), to be fed up (with) [with de ‘someone/something’]
    Synonyms: en avoir assez, en avoir plus qu’assez
    Il en a jusque-là de ton insouciance.
    He's had it up to here with your insolence.

Usage notes

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  • Note that the adverbial pronoun en is a fixed part of the expression included regardless of the separate complementary de-phrase.

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