played out

played out
played out
too exhausted to continue. •

At the end of the race, Donna was played out.

After the race, we were played out for the rest of the day.

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{adj. phr.} Tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted. * /It had been a hard day, and by night he was played out./ * /For a while, at least, it seemed the interest in great speed was played out./ Compare: ALL IN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • played out — {adj. phr.} Tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted. * /It had been a hard day, and by night he was played out./ * /For a while, at least, it seemed the interest in great speed was played out./ Compare: ALL IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • played-out — adj an idea, situation etc that is played out is finished or no longer has influence →play out at ↑play1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • played out — adjective 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted (Freq. 1) the day s shopping left her exhausted he went to bed dog tired was fagged and sweaty the trembling of his played out limbs felt completely washed out …   Useful english dictionary

  • played\ out — adj. phr. tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted. It had been a hard day, and by night he was played out. For a while, at least, it seemed the interest in great speed was played out. Compare: all in …   Словарь американских идиом

  • played-out — adjective 1 someone who is played out is not as strong, powerful etc as they used to be 2 old fashioned and no longer useful: played out ideas see also: play out play 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • played out — tired out, worn out, exhausted I was totally played out last night so I went to bed early …   Idioms and examples

  • played-out — UK [ˌpleɪd ˈaʊt] / US adjective 1) old fashioned and no longer useful 2) someone who is played out is very tired or no longer as powerful as they used to be …   English dictionary

  • played out — Synonyms and related words: all in, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, bone weary, burned out, bushed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, devitalized, disabled, dog tired, dog weary, done, done in, done up, drained, effete, emptied,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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