How do you use "Dead on your feet" in a sentence?

After the double shift, I was dead on my feet. The nurses were dead on their feet by the end of the night. Keep going—I know you're dead on your feet but we're nearly done.

Dead on your feet

Q: What does "Dead on your feet" mean?

Extremely tired while still standing or working. So exhausted you're barely functioning, but still upright and going through the motions. Suggests working past the point of exhaustion.

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의미: Extremely tired while still standing or working.

虽然还站着或工作着，但已经极度疲惫。

Extremadamente cansado aunque todavía de pie o trabajando.

立っている、または働いているのに極度に疲れている。

서 있거나 일하면서도 극도로 피곤한 상태.

So exhausted you're barely functioning, but still upright and going through the motions. Suggests working past the point of exhaustion.

累到几乎无法运转，但还站着勉强撑着。表示已经累过头了还在坚持。

Tan agotado que apenas funcionas, pero todavía en pie haciendo lo que puedes. Sugiere trabajar más allá del punto de agotamiento.

疲れ切ってほとんど機能していないが、まだ立っていて何とか動いている状態。限界を超えて働いていることを示す。

극도로 지쳐서 간신히 움직이고 있지만 아직 서 있는 상태를 묘사. 한계를 넘어서까지 일하고 있음을 시사.

직역: Dead while standing

예문

After the double shift, I was dead on my feet.
连上两班后，我累得站都站不稳
Después del turno doble, estaba que no me tenía
連続シフトの後、立ったまま倒れそうだった
연속 근무 후에 서 있는 채로 쓰러질 것 같았어.
The nurses were dead on their feet by the end of the night.
到夜班结束时，护士们都累得不行了
Las enfermeras estaban que no se tenían al final de la noche
夜勤の終わりには看護師たちは立ったまま眠りそうだった
밤 근무가 끝날 무렵 간호사들은 서서 잠들 것 같았어.
Keep going—I know you're dead on your feet but we're nearly done.
坚持住，我知道你累坏了，但快完了
Sigue, sé que estás que no te tienes pero casi hemos acabado
頑張って。へとへとなのはわかるけど、もうすぐ終わるから
계속 해. 녹초인 거 알지만 거의 다 끝났어.

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/ded ɒn jɔː fiːt/

사용 가이드

맥락: extreme tiredness, working exhausted, pushing through

어조: emphatic, sympathetic

✓ 올바른 표현

I'm dead on my feet.
我累得站不住了
Estoy que no me tengo
立ったまま眠りそう
서 있기도 힘들 만큼 피곤해
She was dead on her feet.
她累得不行了
Estaba que no se tenía
彼女はへとへとだった
그녀는 완전히 지쳐 있었어
We were all dead on our feet.
我们都累趴了
Estábamos todos agotados
みんなへとへとだった
우리 모두 녹초가 됐었어

✗ 잘못된 표현

Very tired
Very tired（不够强调）
Very tired（no es suficientemente enfático）
Very tired（強調が足りない）
Very tired (강조가 부족함)
Exhausted
Exhausted（太正式）
Exhausted（demasiado formal）
Exhausted（フォーマルすぎる）
Exhausted (너무 격식적임)

흔한 실수

Implies still working despite exhaustion
More emphatic than just 'tired'

기원과 역사

From the image of someone so tired they're like a standing corpse.

어원: English idiom

최초 기록: Early 20th century

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Workplace stories; Medical dramas

Regional notes: Common across all English-speaking countries.

변형

Dead on your feetDead on my feetDead on their feet

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Crook ★★★★★ Sick or unwell (Australian). Poorly ★★★★★ Unwell or sick (British, often for children). Wiped out ★★★★★ Completely exhausted or extremely tired. Run-down ★★★★★ In poor health due to exhaustion or stress. Burnt out ★★★★★ Completely exhausted from overwork or prolonged stress. Right as rain ★★★★★ Completely well; in perfect health.