Had it up to here with (meso-construction)

Part of language	Spoken American English
Meaning of the construction	An experiencer has reached their maximum tolerance level of a negative stimulus and cannot take more of it.

Construction elements

Examples

Example 1

Text	Some people tell me we have had it up to here with typical politicians.
comment	http://go.redhenlab.org/yas/0054

Links

inherited by	Had it up to here with (+ throat cut gesture)	Spoken American English
inherited by	Had it up to here with (+ physical height gesture)	Spoken American English

Research

Research Question	Finding
How can multimodal phenomena be modelled in Construction Grammar?	The meso construction is a semi-schematic multimodal construction: the verbal form is fixed, while the gestural component is a schematic slot. This slot accepts specific gesture types, primarily those indicating height or cutting motions. The meanings of these gestures are metaphorically extended to the domain of emotions conceptualized as a liquid.

Metadata

Date Created	2026-07-07
Annotator	Yassine Iabdounane

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