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(как) ВЫЖАТЫЙ ЛИМОН
collNPsing onlyusu. subj-compl with быть0 (
subj:
human)
1. a very tired, physically exhausted person
X как выжатый лимон - X is beat (dead tired, done in, all in)
X is (as) limp as a (dish)rag.
2. a person who has exhausted his creative talent
X выжатый лимон — X's creative juices have been sapped
X's creative energy has been spentX is all washed-upX is a has-been(of a writer, playwright
etc) X has written himself out.