2007-03-26 13:44:31 · 8 answers · asked by phil w 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sleep is the cousin of death. So when your half dead your sleepy.
2007-03-26 13:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by MJMGrand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a figure of speech/simile, and means largely that they feel exhausted or tired.
It is an extreme exaggeration, but you'd wouldn't go so far to say you are completely dead.
HTH
It probably came about in the medieval or Victorian ages and probably has something to do with a virus or disease...
2007-03-26 20:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by adude707 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply because they feel tired and need a rest badly and it definitely sounds better than saying, "I'm half alive!"
2007-03-26 21:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by Seng Kim T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is better than saying I am three quarter's dead.
2007-03-27 04:45:22 · answer #4 · answered by J A S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is another way of saying your tired
2007-03-26 20:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by NICK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz they are feel half alive maybe?
2007-03-26 20:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because they have no energy.
this can be because of diet and lifestyle
2007-03-27 04:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by phelps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause when they're knackered, they feel it!
2007-03-26 20:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋