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Estar hecho/a polvo

To be exhausted / To be shattered

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to be made of dust'. Used to describe being completely worn out physically or emotionally. Very common in everyday Spanish.

See It in Context

Después de doce horas trabajando, estoy hecho polvo.

After twelve hours of work, I'm shattered.

—¿Cómo estás? —Hecha polvo, no he dormido nada.

—How are you? —Exhausted, I haven't slept at all.

La noticia le dejó hecho polvo.

The news left him completely devastated.