Health

your energy crashes

energy suddenly drops

If your energy crashes, you suddenly become much less energetic.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you leaving the gym early?

My energy crashed halfway through the class.

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My energy crashes in the late afternoon if I skip lunch.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: My energy crashes down in the late afternoon.

Say: My energy crashes in the late afternoon.

With energy, “crash” already means to drop suddenly; “crash down” is not used this way.

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How it fits in a sentence.

my/your energy crashes; my/your energy crashed

Your turn: say it out loud

My energy crashes in the late afternoon if I skip lunch.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

your energy crashes

energy suddenly drops

“My energy crashes in the late afternoon if I skip lunch.”

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