to be sick and tired
Idiom Definition:
"to be sick and tired"
to be completely bored and perhaps upset with something that has been occurring for too long a time
The man is sick and tired of shopping. - - - - -> 
Idiom Scenario 1:
Two university students are sitting in their American History class. They are listening to the professor drone on and on and on about some boring detail of American history. The professor has been talking and talking about the same uninteresting detail for three classes. One student turns to the other student and says ...
"You know, I am getting sick and tired of listening to the same boring details day after day."
Idiom Scenario 2:
The government has announced that they will raise taxes again. The government raised taxes last year and the year before that and two times the year before that. There are no new government services to justify the increase in taxes.
Are you sick and tired of the government raising taxes?
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Idiom Usage:
Usually in the form:
"to be sick and tired (of)"
Gerund Form of the Idiom:
Being sick and tired of something you cannot change can be frustrating.
Idiom Conjugations:
to be sick and tired
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I am sick and tired of the government raising taxes. |
I am not sick and tired of the government raising taxes. |
Am I sick and tired of the government raising taxes? |
| Second-singular (you) | You are sick and tired of reality TV programs. |
You are not sick and tired of reality TV programs. |
Are you sick and tired of reality TV programs? |
| Third-singular (he) | He is sick and tired of the boss taking all the credit for good ideas. |
He is not sick and tired of the boss taking all the credit for good ideas. |
Is he sick and tired of the boss taking all the credit for good ideas? |
| Third-singular (she) | She is sick and tired of all her clothes and shoes. |
She is not sick and tired of all her clothes and shoes. |
Is she sick and tired of all her clothes and shoes? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We are sick and tired of losing game after game. |
We are not sick and tired of losing game after game. |
Are we sick and tired of losing game after game? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) are sick and tired of the same boring routine. |
You (all) are not sick and tired of the same boring routine. |
Are you (all) sick and tired of the same boring routine? |
| Third-plural (they) | They are sick and tired of always reading bad news in the newspaper. |
They are not sick and tired of always reading bad news in the newspaper. |
Are they sick and tired of always reading bad news in the newspaper? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
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| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I have been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
I have not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Have I been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Second-singular (you) | You have been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
You have not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Have you been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Third-singular (he) | He has been sick and tired of her bad attitude for a long time now. |
He has not been sick and tired of her bad attitude for a long time now. |
Has he been sick and tired of her bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Third-singular (she) | She has been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
She has not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Has she been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We have been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
We have not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Have we been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) have been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
You (all) have not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Have you (all) been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Third-plural (they) | They have been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
They have not been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now. |
Have they been sick and tired of his bad attitude for a long time now? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
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to be sick and tired
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I was sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
I was not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Was I sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Second-singular (you) | You were sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
You were not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Were you sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Third-singular (he) | He was sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
He was not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Was he sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Third-singular (she) | She was sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
She was not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Was she sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We were sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
We were not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Were we sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) were sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
You (all) were not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Were you (all) sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
| Third-plural (they) | They were sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
They were not sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week. |
Were they sick and tired of complaining about the school system last week? |
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| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until I decided to change my attitude. |
I had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until I decided to change my attitude. |
Had I been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until I decided to change my attitude? |
| Second-singular (you) | You had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you decided to change your attitude. |
You had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you decided to change your attitude. |
Had you been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you decided to change your attitude? |
| Third-singular (he) | He had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until he decided to change his attitude. |
He had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until he decided to change his attitude. |
Had he been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until he decided to change his attitude? |
| Third-singular (she) | She had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until she decided to change her attitude. |
She had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until she decided to change her attitude. |
Had she been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until she decided to change her attitude? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until we decided to change our attitudes. |
We had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until we decided to change our attitudes. |
Had we been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until we decided to change our attitudes? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you (all) decided to change your attitudes. |
You (all) had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you (all) decided to change your attitudes. |
Had you (all) been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until you (all) decided to change your attitudes? |
| Third-plural (they) | They had been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until they decided to change their attitudes. |
They had not been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until they decided to change their attitudes. |
Had they been sick and tired of complaining about the school system until they decided to change their attitudes? |
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to be sick and tired
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will be sick and tired of my job by this time next year. I am going to be sick and tired of my job by this time next year. |
I will not be sick and tired of my job by this time next year. I am not going to be sick and tired of my job by this time next year. |
Will I be sick and tired of my job by this time next year? Am I going to be sick and tired of my job by this time next year? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will be sick and tired of your job by this time next year. You are going to be sick and tired of your job by this time next year. |
You will not be sick and tired of your job by this time next year. You are not going to be sick and tired of your job by this time next year. |
Will you be sick and tired of your job by this time next year? Are you going to be sick and tired of your job by this time next year? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will be sick and tired of his job this by time next year. He is going to be sick and tired of his job this by time next year. |
He will not be sick and tired of his job this by time next year. He is not going to be sick and tired of his job this by time next year. |
Will he be sick and tired of his job this by time next year? Is he going to be sick and tired of his job this by time next year? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will be sick and tired of her job by this time next year. She is going to be sick and tired of her job by this time next year. |
She will not be sick and tired of her job by this time next year. She is not going to be sick and tired of her job by this time next year. |
Will she be sick and tired of her job by this time next year? Is she going to be sick and tired of her job by this time next year? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year. We are going to be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year. |
We will not be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year. We are not going to be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year. |
Will we be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year? Are we going to be sick and tired of our jobs by this time next year? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year. You (all) are going to be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year. |
You (all) will not be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year. You (all) are not going to be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year. |
Will you (all) be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year? Are you (all) going to be sick and tired of your jobs by this time next year? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year. They are going to be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year. |
They will not be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year. They are not going to be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year. |
Will they be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year? Are they going to be sick and tired of their jobs by this time next year? |
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| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit. I am going to have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit. |
I will not have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit. I am not going to have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit. |
Will I have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit? Am I going to have been sick and tired of my boring job for over two years by the time I quit? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit. You are going to have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit. |
You will not have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit. You are not going to have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit. |
Will you have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit? Are you going to have been sick and tired of your boring job for over two years by the time you quit? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits. He is going to have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits. |
He will not have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits. He is not going to have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits. |
Will he have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits? Is he going to have been sick and tired of his boring job for over two years by the time he quits? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits. She is going to have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits. |
She will not have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits. She is not going to have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits. |
Will she have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits? Is she going to have been sick and tired of her boring job for over two years by the time she quits? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit. We are going to have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit. |
We will not have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit. We are not going to have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit. |
Will we have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit? Are we going to have been sick and tired of our boring jobs for over two years by the time we quit? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit. You (all) are going to have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit. |
You (all) will not have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit. You (all) are not going to have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit. |
Will you (all) have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit? Are you (all) going to have been sick and tired of your boring jobs for over two years by the time you (all) quit?
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| Third-plural (they) | They will have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit. They are going to have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit. |
They will not have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit. They are not going to have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit. |
Will they have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit? Are they going to have been sick and tired of their boring jobs for over two years by the time they quit? |
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