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Wore to a frazzle

Meaning

To be exhausted or worn down by stress or constant work. It suggests your nerves are frayed just like the end of a piece of rope.

Sympathetic, tired

Planning this wedding has me wore to a frazzle.
The constant noise of the construction site has the neighbors wore to a frazzle.
She worked double shifts all week and is wore to a frazzle.

This phrase uses the word frazzle, which describes the state of something worn into threads. It is an older, more expressive way to describe burnout.

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