run ragged

So we run ourselves ragged trying to be all things to all people.

于是我们使自己疲惫不堪地要成为一切他人的一切。

They'd send me here, there and everywhere and I'd run myself ragged and get no place

他们让我到这儿、到那儿，哪儿都跑遍了，我累得筋疲力尽却没有任何进展。

Overwhelmed by work, family obligations, and the fast-paced nature of a run-ragged world, many Americans--especially working adults, parents of young children, and those with college degrees, according to polls--feel strapped2 for time and are leading less happy lives as a result.

我们被工作、家庭责任、以及极度疲惫的世界的快节奏性质搞的不堪重负。调查显示，很多美国人，特别是成年职场人士、带孩子的父母、有大学文凭的毕业生都感到时间不够用，因此生活反而不那么快乐。

Sadly, with the daily grind of hardware issues and application problems, support personnel can be run ragged trying to keep up.

可惜的是，在日常的硬件问题和应用程序问题的折磨之下，支持人员在精疲力尽地想要跟上变更的步伐。

They'd send me here, there and everywhere and I'd run myself ragged and get no place...

他们让我到这儿、到那儿，哪儿都跑遍了，我累得筋疲力尽却没有任何进展。

It run me ragged.

筋疲力尽了.