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2021-09-01 06:09
Wear (oneself) to a shadow phrase
If you wear (oneself) to a shadow, you work so hard at something that you become extremely tired and worried.
What! You only sleep two hours a night? Bro, you are wearing yourself to a shadow.
I wore myself to a shadow trying to complete this project in only one night.
She's worn herself to a shadow attempting to cut that tree down to make a boat to get out of this island.
To use up all one's energy to do something; to exhaust one's chances
To exhaust one by making them walk very fast or very far
To wear oneself/somebody out through a lot of hard work or effort.
The verb "wear" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
To say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid
You spent 1000$ on a new pair of shoes! It is insanely crazy. You need your head examined.
