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使い尽くす
tsukaitsukusu
Description
「使い尽くす」は、お金や力などを全部使って、何も残らない状態にすることです。
"使い尽くす" means to use up all of something like money or power until nothing is left.
エネルギーや時間、お金など、大切なものを最後まで全部使うときに使います。
It is used when you use up all important things like energy, time, or money until the very end.
Meanings
使い尽くすtsukaitsukusu
to use up completely, exhaust
貯金を全部使い尽くしてしまった。
I used up all my savings.
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Notes
- Word formation
使う (to use) + 尽くす (to do exhaustively), so the whole means using something until none is left.
- Nuance
stronger and more complete than plain 使う; emphasizes total exhaustion of a resource.
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