en avoir plein le dos

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ plɛ̃ l(ə) do/
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Verb

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en avoir plein le dos


  1. (informal) to be extenuated by or after a hard manual work
  2. (informal) to be sick to death of, to be fed up to the back teeth with [with de ‘someone/something’]
    Synonyms: en avoir marre, (vulgar) en avoir plein le cul
    J’en ai plein le dos de tes histoires.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

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  • Note that the pronoun en is part of the expression, and is used regardless of the separate de-phrase.

See also

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