What does quemar / estar quemado mean?

ExpressionColoquial

to wear down — to be burnt out

To wear out by accumulation: not one day's tiredness but months of being fed up. Estar quemado is the state, and quemar a alguien what brings it on. Used above all about work.

Este horario me quema: en junio ya estoy quemado.
Not tired: worn through.

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