pooping out
Running out of energy
Pooping out means losing energy or momentum, or failing to follow through.
A person poops out when fatigue overtakes them: I was going to finish the project, but I pooped out around midnight.
Machines and plans can poop out too—an old car poops out on the highway, a scheme poops out before completion.
The phrase suggests gradual deflation rather than sudden collapse.
- excreteDischarge metabolic waste
- defecateExpel waste from bowels
- wearinessState of being drained
- tirednessState of needing rest
- dead tiredExtremely exhausted state
breakdown · shutdown · giving up · calling it quits · collapse · malfunction · lethargy · failure · burnout · stoppage · exhaustion · losing steam · mental fatigue · sluggishness · hitting the wall · outage · enervation · malaise
pooping outkeeping going
Maintaining forward progress
perking up · soldiering on · staying strong · hanging in there · persevering
pooping outsticking with it
hanging tough · doubling down · digging in · buckling down · knuckling down
pooping outpersevering
Maintaining effort despite difficulty
hanging in there · sticking it out · soldiering on · pushing through · digging deep
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