"sick to the back teeth" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} sick to the back teeth
  1. (British, idiomatic) Extremely annoyed about, fed up, tired of. Tags: British, idiomatic Synonyms: fed up to the back teeth
    Sense id: en-sick_to_the_back_teeth-en-phrase-TAXoZHaA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(British, idiomatic) Extremely annoyed about, fed up, tired of."
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