frazzle
nounWord Originearly 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of fray (verb) and obsolete fazle ‘ravel out’, of Germanic origin. The word was originally East Anglian dialect; it came into standard British English via the US.
Idioms Idioms
be burnt, worn, etc. to a frazzle
- (informal)
to be completely burnt/extremely tired 被烧成灰烬;筋疲力尽