have had it up to here

have had it up to here

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have had it up to here

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

   I have had it up to here with your nonsense!

Usage notes

• Takes with if an object is given.
• When spoken, often accompanied by a hand gesture where the hand is held parallel to the ground near the neck or head, as though indicating a high level.
• Rarely used in other tenses, e.g. have-, has- or having it up to here.

Related terms

• have had it
• up to here

Translations

To have reached the limit of one's patience

Catalan: estar fins al capdamunt French: en avoir jusque là German: die Nase voll haben (de) f

Italian: avere le tasche piene, essere stufo, non poterne più (it), averne fino alla cima dei capelli Portuguese: estar até aqui, estar até aqui Russian: сыт по го́рло m (syt po górlo)

See also

• at the end of one's rope