to be sick (and tired) of it

  • 31sick — sick1 [sik] adj. [ME sik, seke < OE seoc, akin to Ger siech < IE base * seug , to be troubled or grieved > Arm hiucanim, (I) am weakening] 1. suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill: in this sense, now rare or literary in England… …

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  • 32sick to death of something — sick to death of (something) extremely bored with something. We are sick to death of the constant talk of a baseball strike. Related vocabulary: sick and tired of someone/something …

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  • 33sick to death of — (something) extremely bored with something. We are sick to death of the constant talk of a baseball strike. Related vocabulary: sick and tired of someone/something …

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  • 34sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart …

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  • 35sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… …

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  • 36sick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ill, ailing, diseased; nauseated; disgusted, fed up (sl.); bored. See disease, dislike. Ant., healthy, well. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill, ailing, unwell, disordered, diseased, feeble, weak,… …

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  • 37sick — sick1 [ sık ] adjective *** 1. ) if you are sick, you do not feel well: He stayed at home caring for his sick wife. sick and injured/wounded/dying: a clinic for animals that are sick and injured get/fall sick (=become sick): He suddenly fell very …

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  • 38sick — [[t]sɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sicker, sickest 1) ADJ GRADED If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. He s very sick. He needs medication... She found herself with two small children,… …

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  • 39sick — I UK [sɪk] / US adjective Word forms sick : adjective sick comparative sicker superlative sickest *** 1) if you are sick, food you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth I m going to be sick! violently sick: He was… …

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  • 40tired — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fatigued, weary, run down, exhausted, overworked, overtaxed, wearied, worn, spent, wasted, burned out, worn out, jaded, narcoleptic, drooping, distressed, unmanned, drowsy, droopy, sleepy, haggard, faint, prostrated,… …

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