ready to drop
About to collapse
Ready to drop describes extreme exhaustion—so tired you could collapse where you stand.
The phrase suggests being at the very limit of physical endurance: After hiking twelve miles with a full pack, I was ready to drop.
Sometimes used for emotional exhaustion as well.
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- dead tiredExtremely exhausted state
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
running on empty · drained · bone-tired · collapsing · knackered · wiped out · dead on feet · sleepy · drowsy · depleted · worn out · shattered · hitting the wall · out of steam · flagging · faint · limp · heavy-eyed
alertness
ready to dropwide awake
Totally alert and attentive
alert · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · sharp · on the ball · keen
ready, readiness, readily, readier, readiest, drop, drops, dropped, dropping