/ˈhæd ɪt ˈʌp tə ˈhɪə/
English idiom, informal. To have completely run out of patience with something.
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How do people use Had it up to here
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Nearly always “I’ve had it up to here”, and Wiktionary notes it rarely appears outside the perfect tense. Add “with” for the cause (“I’ve had it up to here with this nonsense”). People often say it while holding a flat hand at chin or forehead height to show how full they are.
Also said have had it up to here, be up to here
Had it up to here
in real sentences
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I’ve had it up to here.
Tatoeba, sentence by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR
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I’ve had it up to here with this nonsense.
Tatoeba, sentence by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Had it up to here
come from?
No source checked here dates it. English Wiktionary ties it to the gesture: the hand held flat near the neck or head shows the level you’ve been filled to. The image is close to “fed up”, which Phrase Finder traces to overeating, quoting a figurative use from 1900 about soldiers “fed up” with the war in South Africa.
Mistakes learners make with Had it up to here
Dropping the perfect tense. “I have it up to here” or “I had it up to here with you” (as a plain past) sounds off; the set form is “I’ve had it up to here”.
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