dead on one's feet
Standing but depleted
Dead on one's feet describes extreme exhaustion while still standing or functioning.
Someone dead on their feet has pushed past normal fatigue but keeps going through necessity or stubbornness: After a double shift, she was dead on her feet but still had to drive home.
The image is of a body so tired it might as well be a corpse, yet somehow upright.
- burned outExhausted from overexertion
- bone-tiredUtterly physically exhausted
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- dog-tiredExtremely fatigued
- drainedEmptied of resources
fatigued · wiped out · running on fumes · tapped out · ready to drop · dragging · exhaustion · sleep deprivation · haggard · worn out · barely standing · wobble · enervated · stumble · frazzled · shuffle · weary · overwork
dead on one's feetfull of energy
wide awake · energetic · alert · lively · full of beans
dead on one's feetwell-rested
Having slept enough
refreshed · fresh as a daisy · rejuvenated · restored · revitalized
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