To be worked off your feet at work, whilst simultaneously doing not very much at all - such as filing your nails, playing solitaire or staring out the window.
"We're sorry the Emergency Services can't take your call right now. We're absolutely run ragged at the moment"
"I'll need to go mum. I've got the end of year accounts to finish, I've just dealt myself an ace and I'm total run ragged heret".
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