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To exhaust or use up all available physical energy

To work excessively hard

To make someone tired

To be extinguished, typically of a flame

To give excessive work or responsibility to

(of an electrical appliance) To stop, or cause to stop, working when a fuse melts

To use, empty or drain completely

To remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure)

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Verb

To exhaust or use up all available physical energy

become exhausted

run out of steam

wear to a frazzle

get the better of

drain of energy

become fatigued

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“You also have to take time off during your study period so that you don't burn out.”

Verb

To work excessively hard

overtax oneself

overburden oneself

overload oneself

strain yourself

work like a horse

work like a slave

work like a Trojan

burn the midnight oil

work day and night

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

knock oneself out

push oneself too hard

wear oneself to a shadow

work oneself into the ground

burn the candle at both ends

drive oneself into the ground

work your fingers to the bone

sweat one's balls off

wear yourself out

bite off more than one can chew

have too many balls in the air

have too many irons in the fire

bite off more than you can chew

overtax one's strength

overtire yourself

overstrain yourself

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

work one's tail off

overexert yourself

work yourself to death

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“He was concerned that the staff would burn out after being through a stressful period of preparing for, and administering, standardized tests.”

Verb

To make someone tired

cause weariness

wear oneself to a shadow

wear oneself to a frazzle

run into the ground

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To be extinguished, typically of a flame

be extinguished

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To give excessive work or responsibility to

drive into the ground

impose excessive strain on

bite off more than you can chew

knock oneself out

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

exert to the limit

make too many demands on

exert excessively

push to the limit

overtax oneself

overload oneself

overburden oneself

strain yourself

work like a slave

wear oneself to a shadow

work like a Trojan

work day and night

drive oneself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

work one's tail off

push oneself too hard

wear yourself out

work your fingers to the bone

overtax one's strength

burn the candle at both ends

overtire yourself

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

overstrain yourself

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

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Verb

(of an electrical appliance) To stop, or cause to stop, working when a fuse melts

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To use, empty or drain completely

spend like water

throw around like confetti

pour down the drain

be wasteful with

spend recklessly

exhaust one's supply of

suffer the loss of

have recourse to

avail oneself of

suck the life out of

bring to its knees

draw liquid from

slowly diminish

make somebody broke

reduce to destitution

make somebody skint

bring someone to their knees

reduce to penury

gradually overcome

consume the contents of

remove the contents of

cripple financially

reduce to beggary

be prodigal with

make poor use of

indulge oneself

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

throw down the drain

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of style

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To remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure)

raze to the ground

cause detriment to

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

play havoc with

be detrimental to

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

put in jeopardy

expose to danger

leave vulnerable

pose a threat to

be prejudicial to

have a bad effect on

have a negative effect on

be disadvantageous to

put a damper on

be deleterious to

put out of commission

make a Horlicks of

make unattractive

do something badly

lay on the line

reduce to rubble

put out of joint

leave defenseless

make a pig's ear of

put someone's life on the line

be a blot on the landscape

pull the rug out from under

throw a monkey wrench into

put out of action

be careless with

subject to loss

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

have a negative impact on

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

result in damage to

lead to the end of

knock off balance

take the edge off

sap the strength of

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

put on the line

leave unprotected

strike at the foundations

knock the stuffing out of

bring to an end

rain on someone's parade

throw a spanner in the works

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

treat sacrilegiously

wreak havoc upon

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

commit sacrilege against

blaspheme against

make a botch of

make a nonsense of

place a limit on

cause injury to

be violent toward

place in danger

put under suspicion

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