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Meaning of dead on one's feet | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Tired to the point of exhaustion, but still awake and out of bed.

colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

““The manufacturing sector is dead on its feet at the moment and exports are poor,” said Rob Carnell, Asia-Pacific head of research for ING.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

dead on the vine dead or alive dead pan dead set dead tired dead to the world