Why do we say fed up with by sick and tired of?: The prepositions we use in the construal of emotions

Osmond, Meredith

doi:10.1075/z.85.09osm

In:The Language of Emotions: Conceptualization, expression, and theoretical foundation
Edited by Susanne Niemeier and René Dirven †
[Not in series 85] 1997
► pp. 111–134

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The prepositions we use in the construal of emotions

Why do we say fed up with by sick and tired of?

Meredith Osmond

Published online: 3 April 1997

https://doi.org/10.1075/z.85.09osm

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