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get sick of

ExpressionLevel B1

To become tired of something or someone because you have had too much of it.

I'm getting sick of this rainy weather. I want some sun!

'Get sick of + noun/-ing' means you are tired of something because you have had too much.

Comic strip. Mei: I'm getting sick of this song. It plays everywhere! Steventeacher: 'Sick of' means tired of something. Is it a good song? Mei: Yes! But I hear it too much now. Steventeacher: That's the pattern: get sick of + noun or -ing. Sick of waiting!
Steventeacher explains “get sick of”.
Your turn
What are you sick of hearing right now?