all in

Thân thiện

After a long day of hiking, the hiker was all in and rested on a log.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely exhausted; very tired: "all in" describes a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue, often after strenuous activity or a long period of effort.

Usage

• "All in" is used as a predicate adjective, typically following a linking verb like "be," "feel," or "look." It is an informal expression.
• It describes a person's state of being completely worn out.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can sometimes imply being emotionally drained or spent, not just physically tired.
  • After dealing with the crisis all week, the entire team was emotionally all in.

Variants and Related Words

• All-in (adjective, sometimes hyphenated): Can be used attributively before a noun in some informal contexts.
  • He had an all-in look on his face.

Synonyms

• Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
• Worn out: Extremely tired, especially from hard work.
• Beat (informal): Very tired.
• Bushed (informal): Extremely tired; fatigued.
• Dead tired (informal): Completely exhausted.

Related Idioms

• Dead on one's feet: So tired that one can barely stand or function.
  • By midnight, the nurses were dead on their feet.
• Ready to drop: Extremely tired and about to collapse.
  • The hikers were ready to drop when they finally reached camp.

Note: "All in" has other meanings in different contexts (e.g., in poker, meaning betting all of one's chips; or meaning "including everything"). This entry focuses solely on its use as an adjective meaning "very tired."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. very tired
   • was all in at the end of the day
   • so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
   • bushed after all that exercise
   • I'm dead after that long trip

Từ đồng nghĩa

• all in
• beat
• bushed
• dead