Fed up with means annoyed and tired of something that has gone on too long: I'm fed up with this job. People use it for things that drag on and get on their nerves: noise, queues, the same old excuses. It's informal: it sounds natural in conversation, but in an essay, dissatisfied with works better.
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be/get fed up with + noun/-ing; fed up of + noun/-ing (UK, informal)
- I'm fed up with my long commute, so I'm looking for a job closer to home.
- The students got fed up with waiting for their classmate and started the group project without him.
- My neighbours are fed up with the noise from the building site next door.
What changed
First versionI'm fed up to wait for the bus every morning.
RevisionI'm fed up with waiting for the bus every morning.
Fed up doesn't take to + verb. What you're fed up with is introduced with with, and a verb after a preposition takes -ing: fed up with waiting. So to wait became with waiting.
In informal British English, you'll often hear fed up of: I'm fed up of this rain. The version with with is accepted everywhere, so it's the safer choice in writing. Fed up is also used without a preposition when it's clear what you mean: I'm just fed up.
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After three weeks of rain, everyone in town was fed up ___ the grey weather.
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with — Everyone is tired of the grey weather, and what you're fed up with is introduced with with. From is never used with fed up.
Write about something you're fed up with at work or in your studies. Name it and say how long it's been going on.
I'm fed up with our two-hour Monday meetings, which we've had every week since March.
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