frazzle

Everyday

1. (informal) To be worn to a frazzle is to be completely tired out. tree →
2. (informal) Burnt to a frazzle means burnt until black and crisp. tree →
3. To frazzle someone is to make them tired, nervous and stressed. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday family talk (Mum is frazzled after a long day), cooking jokes (the toast is burnt to a frazzle), stories about busy days.

Examples

• By Friday the teacher was worn to a frazzle. tree →
• Dad burnt the sausages to a frazzle. tree →
• The noisy party frazzled Grandma. tree →
• She looked frazzled after moving house. tree →
• Exams can frazzle your nerves. tree →
• The twins wore their babysitter to a frazzle. tree →

Note

Informal. Most common as the adjective «frazzled» (tired and stressed). Similar: exhausted, worn out.