dead beat Idiom, Proverb
dead beat
dead beat 1) Defeated; also exhausted. For example,
That horse was dead beat before the race even began, or, as Charles Dickens put it in
Martin Chuzzlewit (1843): “Pull off my boots for me ... I am quite knocked up. Dead beat.” [Slang; first half of 1800s]
2) Also,
deadbeat. A lazy person or loafer; also, one who does not pay debts. For example,
Her housemate knew she was a deadbeat, shirking her share of the chores, or
He's a deadbeat; don't count on getting that money back. [Slang; second half of 1800s]
dead beat
adjective Totally exhausted or fatigued. (Not to be abashed with "deadbeat," a lazy, feckless, and/or behindhand person.) I was asleep exhausted afterwards alive my third 12-hour about-face in a row.Learn more: beat, deaddead beat
1. Defeated; additionally exhausted. For example, That horse was asleep exhausted afore the chase alike began, or, as Charles Dickens put it in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843): "Pull off my boots for me ... I am absolutely agape up. Asleep beat." [Slang; aboriginal bisected of 1800s]
2. Also, deadbeat. A apathetic being or loafer; also, one who does not pay debts. For example, Her housemate knew she was a deadbeat, abstention her allotment of the chores, or He's a deadbeat; don't calculation on accepting that money back. [Slang; additional bisected of 1800s] Learn more: beat, dead
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