(all) tuckered out

(all) tuckered out
*(all) tuckered out
Rur. tired out; worn out. (*Typically: be \(all) tuckered out; get \(all) tuckered out.) •

Poor John worked so hard that he's all tuckered out.

Look at that little baby sleeping. She's really tuckered out.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • tuckered out — Synonyms and related words: all in, beat, beat up, beaten, bone weary, bushed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, dog tired, dog weary, done, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged out, gone, knocked out, played out, pooped, pooped …   Moby Thesaurus

  • out — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, Sanskrit ud up, out Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) in a direction away from the inside or center < went out into the garden > (2) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • all in — Synonyms and related words: beat, beat up, beaten, bleary, bone weary, bushed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, depleted, dog tired, dog weary, done, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged out, far gone, gone, knocked out, played …   Moby Thesaurus

  • tucker out — verb wear out completely This kind of work exhausts me I m beat He was all washed up after the exam • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑wash up, ↑beat, ↑tucker • Derivationally related fo …   Useful english dictionary

  • tuckered — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal Extremely tired. Also used with out: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn down, worn out. Informal: beat, bushed. Slang: done in, fagged… …   English dictionary for students

  • worn out — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abjured, ablated, all in, antiquated, antique, archaic, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, bone weary, burned out, burnt up, bushed, consumed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, depleted, deserted …   Moby Thesaurus

  • 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

  • washed-out — adj 1. faded, bleached, blanched, etiolated; colorless, lusterless, lackluster, dull, dead, drab, flat, mat. 2.Informal.a. exhausted, spent, drained, Sl. bushed, Sl. pooped, Sl. beat, Sl. all in; dead tired, dog tired, bone weary, dead one one s… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • worn-out — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used up, gone, destroyed; see ruined 1 , 2 , useless 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused,… …   English dictionary for students

  • tired out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extremely tired: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, wearied, weariful, weary, worn down, worn out. Informal: beat, bushed, tuckered (out). Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).… …   English dictionary for students

  • washed out — ▶ adjective 1 a washed out denim jacket: FADED, bleached, decolorized, stonewashed; pale, light, drab, muted. 2 he looked washed out after his exams: EXHAUSTED …   Useful english dictionary

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