out of spoons in English

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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

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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        "Out of physical and/or mental energy"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Out of physical and/or mental energy"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "out of spoons"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "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": [
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      },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "out of spoons",
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      "glosses": [
        "Out of physical and/or mental energy"
      ],
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          "energy"
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        "(idiomatic) Out of physical and/or mental energy"
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"out of spoons" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase