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out of spoons

out of spoons prepositional phrase: out of physical or mental energy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Out of physical or mental energy.

Origin of out of spoons

From spoon theory, in which the amount of physical or mental energy that a person has available for daily activities and tasks is metaphorically represented as a certain amount of spoons.

Questions about out of spoons

What does out of spoons mean?
Out of spoons means out of physical or mental energy.
What part of speech is out of spoons?
Out of spoons is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of spoons in the dictionary

  1. out of sight, out of mind
  2. out of someone's hands
  3. out of someone's way
  4. out of sorts
  5. out of spirits
  6. out of spoons
  7. out of square
  8. out of station
  9. out of step
  10. out of stock
  11. out of suits

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