"out of spoons" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: From spoon theory, in which the amount of physical and/or mental energy that a person has available for daily activities and tasks is metaphorically represented as a certain amount of spoons. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out of spoons, {{en-PP}} out of spoons
  1. (idiomatic) Out of physical and/or mental energy Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_spoons-en-prep_phrase-xmgKTxle Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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