en avoir plein le dos

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

en avoir plein le dos


  1. (informal) to be extenuated by or after a hard manual work
  2. (informal, transitive with de) to be fed up to the back teeth (with)
    Synonyms: en avoir marre, (vulgar) en avoir plein le cul
    J’en ai plein le dos de tes histoires.

Usage notes[edit]

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

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