overdrive

actividad frenética, máxima actividad

Estado en que alguien o algo funciona con mucha más intensidad o rapidez de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: A state in which someone or something works much harder or faster than usual.

• My brain is in overdrive.
• The campaign went into overdrive before the election.
• Production kicked into overdrive as orders increased.

Cómo se usa: go into overdrive (Her imagination went into overdrive after the strange phone call.)

Expresiones frecuentes: go into overdrive, in overdrive, kick into overdrive

hacer trabajar en exceso, agotarse

Hacer que uno mismo u otra persona trabaje tanto que termine agotado.

En inglés sencillo: To make yourself or someone else work so hard that they become extremely tired.

• Don't overdrive yourself at work.
• She overdrove herself until she became ill.
• The manager was accused of overdriving the workers.

Sinónimos: overwork, exhaust

Expresiones frecuentes: overdrive yourself, overdrive the workers