Question of the Day #642

So, stress is an internal state, one I define as “the feeling of being out of control.” You know—being dog-tired at the end of the day yet still not being able to sleep because your mind was churning in worry mode?

From the headline of this article at Occupational Health and Safety.

上記の文で、dog-tiredの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "dog-tired" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉くたくた［へとへと］に疲れた

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

very tired: EXHAUSTED

Examples

• By dusk we were dog-tired and heading for home.
• We were all tired, dog-tired, until an event that galvanized everybody into life. — Oliver Sacks
• "He was dog-tired, and when he saw the seated man through the lighted window a great longing for companionship came upon him." From Project Gutenberg
• Mom was dog-tired and needed a nap before dinner.
• Even though he was dog tired after long days in the mines, Dad would still pitch batting practice to me in the backyard when he got home from work … — Mickey Mantle

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