tired out

Idioms and Phrases

Also, tired to death . Exhausted, as in She looked tired out after that trip , or He came home tired to death . The first term dates from the second half of the 1500s; the second, a hyperbole, was first recorded in 1740. Also see sick and tired ; to death .

Example Sentences

A 6 July letter from high-ranking congressman Jamie Raskin was made public on Thursday, where the Maryland representative compared the president to a baseball pitcher whose arm has "tired out".

From BBC

People are just tired out from the endless national crises, their dread of the 2024 presidential campaign, the ugliness of it all.

From Seattle Times

I was kind of relieved my chickens were not in the part for awards, even if they were pretty tired out from their adventures.

From Literature

Reclining was OK; walking was mostly painless, though she tired out much too quickly.

From New York Times

Now she’s going to look all tired out, and it will be my fault.

From Literature