tapped out
Fresh out, financially
Tapped out means exhausted or depleted—having nothing left to give.
The phrase comes from poker, where tapping the table signals you've bet all your chips.
Someone tapped out has no more money, energy, or resources: I'd love to help, but I'm completely tapped out this month.
In combat sports, to tap out is to surrender by tapping the mat or opponent.
Completely without money
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- strappedLacking available funds
- skintHaving no money
bust · ruined · cashless · moneyless · impoverished · destitute · indigent · needy
Exhausted or disbursed
- drainedEmptied of resources
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- run-downDeteriorated from neglect
shattered · knackered · dog-tired · bone-tired · frazzled · sapped · beat · bushed
Free from moisture
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- drainedEmptied of resources
- used upEntirely consumed or expended
finished · gone · bare · void · nothing left · run dry · bled dry
Gave way or produced
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- quitCease doing something
- gave upAbandoned an attempt
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
capitulated · folded · thrown in the towel · cried uncle · called it quits · relented · backed down
Holding all possible
- hit the wallSudden total exhaustion
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- at breaking pointReady to give way
penniless
Completely without money
skint · bust · ruined · cashless · moneyless · impoverished · destitute · indigent · needy · impecunious
spent
Exhausted or disbursed
run-down · shattered · knackered · dog-tired · bone-tired · frazzled · sapped · beat · bushed · pooped
dry
Free from moisture
used up · finished · gone · bare · void · nothing left · run dry · bled dry
yielded
Gave way or produced
submitted · capitulated · folded · thrown in the towel · cried uncle · called it quits · relented · backed down
at capacity
Holding all possible
- hit the wallSudden total exhaustion
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- energy idiomsfull of beans, running on empty, second wind, fired up, pumped up
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- exhaustion symptomstiredness, fatigue, weariness, burnout, lethargy
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- Had Enoughfed up, done, burnout, exhaustion, drained
tapped outflush
Same suit, five cards
loaded · wealthy · well-heeled · moneyed · rich
tapped outenergized
Made lively and alert
full of energy · raring to go · invigorated · revitalized · fresh
tapped outoverflowing
Exceeding capacity, spilling out
abundant · brimming · replenished · topped up · plentiful
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