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Is there a formal idiom that means "fed up with something"?

I am wondering if there's a formal idiom, because the expression is an informal expression. After doing some research, I found "be sick and tired of", but it's not formal.

I am fed up with these protests. I have been putting up with these loudmouths who have no respect for the law.

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    Idioms are, by definition, usually informal. I think what you're looking for is a non-idiomatic, straightforward phrasing like, "I have lost all patience with these protests."
    – Canadian Yankee
    Aug 13, 2019 at 14:54
  • I agree with Canadian Yankee. @pasanav, do you really mean a “formal” idiom? If so, what exactly is that?
    – tkp
    Feb 27, 2021 at 6:27

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have had enough:

to have had as much of something as is needed or will be tolerated.

If you say that you have had enough, you mean that you are unhappy with a situation and you want it to stop.

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The idiom "I've had it up to here!" comes to mind. People usually point to the neck or head area while saying it. Meaning suffering that's getting quite unbearable.

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    -1 This is synonymous but, if anything, even less formal than "fed up with". pasanav specifically asked for a "formal" idiom.
    – Andrew
    Aug 13, 2019 at 15:40

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