Complete Definition of "have had it up to here"

English
Verb
to have had it up to here
#idiom to have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance
#:I have had it up to here with your nonsense!
#:After fighting it all day, he has had it up to here.

Usage notes
takes with if an object is given
when spoken, often accompanied by a hand gesture with a hand held high but parallel to the ground, as though indicating a high level
rarely used in other tenses, e.g. have-, has- or having it up to here

See also
at the end of one's rope
up to here

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