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202 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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202 months ago

trilinguallady   wrote:

but those who are in the habit of taking great quantities of industrial strength medication in order to function

My comment:

To get the gist of what is being said I took the whole paragraph to be able to get what en ont plein de dos is trying to say

My references:

Experience

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202 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

In the habit of - no. Industrial strength medication - no.

202 months ago

trilinguallady   wrote:

those who are more than enough of living on drugs

202 months ago

trilinguallady   wrote:

To be fed up with, to have had enough

202 months ago

Isabelle Mathis   wrote:

fed up with

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202 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

That would work too

202 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

That would work too

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202 months ago

Isabelle Mathis   wrote:

are sick and tired

My comment:

To have "plein le dos" of something, (it's actually a polite version of the more popular "plein le cul", is to have had enough of that something.

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202 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Agree.

202 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

are sick and tired

My comment:

To have "plein le dos" of something, (it's actually a polite version of the more popular "plein le cul", is to have had enough of that something.

202 months ago

zenflower   wrote:

have a high tolerance

My comment:

...but for those who have a high tolerance to medication...

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202 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

I agree.

202 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

disagree. plein le dos (en avoir -) ; plein le dos (avoir - de) ; dos (en avoir jusque par-dessus le -) En avoir assez, en avoir marre, être fatigué de qqchose et ne plus en vouloir, être ennuyé, accablé