Exhausted on the inside vs Exhausted in the inside

The correct phrase is 'exhausted on the inside.' 'Exhausted on the inside' is the commonly used expression to describe feeling mentally or emotionally drained, while 'exhausted in the inside' is not a standard phrase in English.

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Exhausted on the inside

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe feeling mentally or emotionally drained.

This phrase is used to convey a sense of deep fatigue or emotional weariness that is not necessarily visible on the outside.

Examples:

She may seem fine, but she's actually exhausted on the inside.
Despite his smile, he was exhausted on the inside.
I look okay, but I'm exhausted on the inside.
It's hard to tell, but she's exhausted on the inside.
He appears energetic, but he's exhausted on the inside.

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There's nothing quite like lying exhausted on the battlefield victorious.
In big families, when the usual names have been exhausted on the first-born brats, the parents run out of ideas, and start using calendar names.
If the quota has not been exhausted on that date, the products mentioned in paragraph 1 will be granted unlimited duty free access to the Community from 1 January to 31 December of the following year.
A debate may be closed before the list of speakers has been exhausted on a proposal from the President or at the request of a political group or at least forty Members.
London needs the inside track on both sides.
You need somebody on the inside.
A debate may be closed before the list of speakers has been exhausted on a proposal from the President or at the request of a political group or at least thirty-two Members.
A debate may be closed before the list of speakers has been exhausted on a proposal from the President or at the request of a political group or at least 37 Members.
According to statistics provided to the Commission, the annual quota for 2009 for the products in question opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 89/2009 has not been exhausted on 31 October 2009.
According to statistics provided to the Commission, the annual quota for 2005 for the products in question opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2185/2004 has been exhausted on 31 October 2005.
The information in the Commission's possession indicates that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45º W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to traps registered in Spain is deemed to have been exhausted on 20 June.
The inside diameter must not be greater than the inside diameter of the sampling line.
The bolt was locked from the inside.
But Hazlitt says I have the inside track.
This bolt on the inside could have been bolted from the outside using a very strong magnet.
Not when I'm on the inside.
Door's barred from the inside.
I wish I'd weather-guarded the inside of those slacks.
It looks like the inside of a Japanese subway.
This lock, it was broken from the inside.

Alternatives:

mentally exhausted
emotionally drained
feeling worn out inside
fatigued internally
emotionally exhausted

Exhausted in the inside

This phrase is not a standard expression in English. The preposition 'in' is not typically used in this context.

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