聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Sick and tired! How often did we hear this phrase spoken by our parents, usually our mothers, while we were growing up? It is not spoken as often these days. I was curious as to the origin of this phrase, but all I could find was that it was first spoken in the year 1775, according to Merriam Webster鈥檚 dictionary.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I suppose in the 18th and 19th centuries, even up to the 20th century, it could have been very descriptive of how an overworked mother might have felt. Therefore, I surmise that it was first spoken by a mother suffering through an ailment that made her tired. Her husband, or one of her 18 children, could have asked her to do something for him, and all she could say would be, 鈥渃an鈥檛 you see that I鈥檓 sick and tired?鈥�
聽A true meaning of the phrase indeed; from there on the phrase has been used extensively, but the meaning has changed somewhat over the years.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 More often than not it means to go away and leave me alone, as in 小蓝视频 very frustrated with a situation. For example, you鈥檙e struggling to get ahead financially, you鈥檝e paid all the monthly bills, and have just enough money left for groceries. Every time you take one of your 18 children to the grocery store, the child bugs you for treats to share with the siblings.
You used to feel sad that you couldn鈥檛 afford to get any goodies, but after a while the feeling of sadness is overtaken by a feeling of frustration, and your reply will be, 鈥淚鈥檓 sick and tired of your constant nagging for treats. Go ask your grandma!鈥�
You feel embarrassed, as all the other shoppers in the store stop and look.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Fathers don鈥檛 usually use the phrase until the son is old enough to have gotten a driver鈥檚 license. Every Saturday he will ask to borrow the BMW, so he can impress the chicks. He might even have a hot date after promising a foxy chick a ride in the beemer. That鈥檚 when fathers get sick and tired.
And after about a year the dad is getting sick and tired of the son demanding to drive every time they are driving somewhere together, so he helps junior get the wheels of the young dude鈥檚 choice. Then the father might get sick and tired of handing over gas money, and also for paying when junior is wearing out tires, showing off to friends by burning donuts.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Mothers might be getting worried when their sons start to date at the age of 12, but after getting his own wheels at 16, she gets sick and tired of her son sneaking back in the house early on Sunday mornings. She arranges a small pyramid of pots and pans right behind the door to her son鈥檚 bedroom. It is a crude alarm system, but when the cacophony of falling pots wakes her up, she sternly lectures her son saying that she鈥檚 sick and tired of him coming home at this hour.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Apparently, some people use the phrase when they are bored, like junior鈥檚 date at a car race, watching the cars race around and around on an oval track. She gets bored watching the race cars, tells junior that she鈥檚 sick and tired of watching the race, and wants to go disco dancing. Junior鈥檚 idea of disco dancing is watching his feet and hum 鈥渄is goes here and dis goes there.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ole and Lena had invited Sven and Kari over for a barbecue.聽 Ole and Sven were sitting in Ole鈥檚 backyard on a nice Saturday afternoon enjoying a few beers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淗ow are you doing?鈥� asked Ole, 鈥淎re you still busy at work?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淣ot really,鈥� said Sven. 鈥淚 left my job due to illness and fatigue.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲ow! Sorry to hear that,鈥� said Ole, 鈥淲hat happened?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淢y boss got sick and tired of me.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Jens and his wife Sidsel were touring an art museum. Jens stood and stared at a statue depicting a nude Eve covering herself with a fig leaf. Sidsel looked at Jens standing there gawking, and said: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the matter Jens, are you waiting for the fig leaf to fall?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Jens shook his head, glared at Sidsel and said: 鈥淚鈥檓 sick and tired of your lame jokes!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sven had been to his local bar and was 10 sheets to the wind as he entered his house at 2 a.m. on a Saturday morning. His wife Kari was waiting for him in the kitchen. She looked at him and then at the wall clock.
鈥淲hy are you looking at the clock?鈥� slurred Sven. 鈥淎re you boiling an egg?鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 sick and tired of you coming home at this hour every Friday night!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Young Ole was visiting his relatives on a farm in the country. It was his first visit there alone, and his mother had made sure to tell him to just follow what the others did, and behave himself. Ole had to share a bed with his cousin Knut. The first night Knut was kneeling with a bowed head on his side of the bed. Ole following what his mother had told him. He knelt with a bowed head on the other side of the bed. Knut raised his head, looked at Ole and asked what he was doing.
鈥淚鈥檓 just doing what you鈥檙e doing,鈥� said Ole.
鈥淥h no!鈥� said Knut. 鈥淢om will get really mad. In fact she鈥檒l probably be sick and tired of cleaning up, because the only potty is on this side.鈥�
