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dead on feet
dead on one's feet
and dead on its feetFig. exhausted; worn out; no longer useful. Ann is so tired. She's really dead on her feet. He can't teach well anymore. He's dead on his feet. This inefficient company is dead on its feet.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Iria | | - | Portuguese, Galician |
Annabella | | ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English) | Italian, English (Modern) |
Cecily | | SES-i-lee | English |
Marketta | | MAHR-ket-tah | Finnish |
Ruchel | | - | Yiddish |
Burgundy | | BUR-gən-dee | English (Rare) |