Phrases to describe Tiredness

Question 1

to be dead tired

Answer 1

to be extremely weary

• Father was dead tired after working overtime till 12 midnight.
• I am dead tired from studying the whole of last night.

Question 2

to sleep like a log

Answer 2

to sleep deeply or soundly

• I slept like a log last night. I did not even realise that my radio was turned on!
• Mother tried to wake him up but he carried on sleeping like a log.

Question 3

to be worn out

or

to feel worn out

Answer 3

to be exhausted

• I am worn out from solving problem after problem.
• When the entire day was over, Kelly felt worn out.

Question 4

to burn out

Answer 4

to become exhausted

• Do take a break from studying! You do not want to get burned out.
• He was feeling burned out from all the school projects he had to complete.

Question 5

to be ready to drop

Answer 5

nearly too exhausted and may fell asleep any moment

• After three hours of badminton and two hours of football, Jimmy was ready to drop.
• I was ready to drop by the time I got home.

Question 6

to hit the sack

Answer 6

to go to bed

• I have to hit the sack early tonight as I have a big test tomorrow.
• It is time to hit the sack. Training resumes early tomorrow.

Question 7

to be dog-tired

Answer 7

extremely tired

• Sophie was dog-tired after one whole day of orientation games.
• I am dog-tired after teaching back-to-back classes.

Question 8

to be out like a light

Answer 8

to fall asleep quickly

• The moment he sat down, he was out like a light.
• Few minutes into the show, Dave was already out like a light.

Question 9

to be dead on one’s feet

Answer 9

to be extremely weary

• Robert was dead on his feet after working for eight hours without break.
• After four hours of dance practice, I was dead on my feet.

Question 10

drained (adj)

Answer 10

tired

• After teaching non-stop for eight hours, the teacher was completely drained.
• Noel was drained from the long-distance travelling.