Sick And Tired

[ck1]

Why did these 2 get put together to be fed up of something?

[sandyRoe]

If you were sick of something you'd also be tired of hearing about it. I think it's one of those phrases that just comes into common usage.

[merrythought]

A lot less fun than "tired and emotional"(from private eye I think)-meaning the mis-translation of "in vino veritas" i.e Truly Pissed

[Quizmonster]

The earliest recorded use of the phrase 'sick and tired' is an Americanism that dates back to the 1780s, so it has been around for nearly a quarter of a millennium. As it happens, it was applied to conscientious objectors whom the writer had had enough of!