played out

Idioms  

1. See play out .

2. Exhausted, worn out, as in This was the third trip the mules had made, and they were utterly played out . [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Nichols said her public profile meant the "mental health consequences of my trauma were played out in public".

From BBC

"She just couldn't wait to live," said Sian, adding that she was "angry" and "in disbelief" at how the judicial process had played out.

From BBC

But as the arguments played out, I saw her position softening in real time.

From BBC

But the strategy he launched has played out over the past week.

From The Wall Street Journal

One landscaping firm told the Minneapolis Fed that many workers were quitting or staying home while the enforcement played out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bankrupt
• exhausted
• impoverished
• indigent
• insolvent
• needy
• penniless
• poor
• poverty-stricken
• strapped