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done in
*done in
exhausted. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I'm really done in! I think I'll go to bed. After all that lifting, Gerald was done in and breathing hard.
done in
too tired to do any more He looked completely done in when he arrived at work.
done in
Exhausted, very tired, as in
After that hike I felt absolutely done in. [
Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see
done for, def. 1.
done in
Informal Totally worn out; exhausted.