How to Pronounce "dead on your feet"
expression
DED-on-yer-FEET
DED-on-yaw-FEET
Definition
If you are 'dead on your feet', you are extremely tired or exhausted but still standing or working.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfit
British English
dˈɛd/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈiːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DED-on-yer-FEET
UK
DED-on-yaw-FEET
Listen in Context
After working all day, I was dead on my feet.
She looked dead on her feet after the marathon.
I'm dead on my feet and need to rest.
We were all dead on our feet after moving apartments in the heat.