browned off

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Meaning: (idiomatic,slang)Annoyed,upset,angry,bored,fed up,disgustedBob wasbrowned offwhen he was passed over for promotion.1949,Pvt. Hill, AWOL From U.S. Army, Toured Britain Three Years As Lady Fire Eater, Grape Belt And Chautauqua Farmer - 10 June 1949"I went AWOL because I wasbrowned offwith being a latrine orderly and not because I wanted hazardous duty," Hill said in making his plea.1958,Government Plans To Merge Some Defence Services, Sydney Morning Herald - 28 March 1958"Some of our young troop get a bitbrowned offwill constant criticism."

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