en avoir ras le bol

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ ʁa l(ə) bɔl/ ~ /ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ ʁɑ l(ə) bɔl/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Verb

en avoir ras le bol

1. (informal) to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with) [with de ‘something’]

   Synonyms: en avoir marre, en avoir ras la casquette

   J’en ai ras le bol de t’entendre te plaindre !

   I've had enough of hearing you complain!

Usage notes

• Note that the pronoun en is part of the expression, and is used regardless of the separate de-phrase.

Derived terms

• ras-le-bol