Burned Out

BURNED OUT

Welcome to English in a Minute!

If you have heard American English, maybe you heard this phrase:

BURNED OUT

Does this mean something was on fire, and now is out? Or maybe it means totally tired?

See if you can tell. Listen:

Sara got so burned out spending so much time volunteering at the hospital.

She is really going to need a vacation.

Totally.

“Burned out “ means you are very tired.

It means you lost interest in something.

That is because you have done too much of the same thing.

It is like a light bulb that has stopped shining, because all its energy is used up inside.

Now, it’s your turn to think of ways to use “ burned out!”

And that’s “English is a Minute!”