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Exhausted, no longer able to keep up? (5,2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

ready to drop

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'exhausted' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ready to drop that I've seen before include "exhausted?" , "Tired" , "Are autumn leaves" , "like a parachutist just before dive?" .)

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