english
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Phrase(s): played out too exhausted to continue. • At the end of the race, Donna was played out. • After the race, we were played out for the rest of the day.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. See PLAY OUT. 2. Exhausted, worn out, as in This was the third trip the mules had made, and they were utterly played out. [Mid-1800s]
American Heritage Idioms