run+out+of+fuel

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• run out of steam — run out of power or energy, run out of fuel …   English contemporary dictionary

• run out of something — ˌrun ˈout (of sth) derived to use up or finish a supply of sth • We ran out of fuel. • Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out. Main entry: ↑runderived …   Useful english dictionary

• run out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run out of something, you have no more of it left. to run out of steam → see steam [V P of n] They have run out of ideas... [V P of n] We re running out of time... [V …   English dictionary

• run out of steam —    (of a male)    to be sexually impotent    The imagery is of an engine which has exhausted its fuel:     ... normal except they ve run out of steam and can t make it with a woman any more. (Hailey, 1979) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• run out of gas — to lose the energy or interest to continue. I think our team ran out of gas toward the end of the game s first quarter. Etymology: based on the idea that when a vehicle has no more fuel it will stop moving …   New idioms dictionary

• Fuel starvation — and fuel exhaustion (sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for an engine to… …   Wikipedia

• fuel — n. 1) to take on fuel 2) to run out of fuel 3) jet; liquid; nuclear; solid fuel 4) fossil; synthetic fuels 5) (misc.) (usu. fig.) to add fuel to the fire * * * [fjʊəl] liquid nuclear solid fuel synthetic fuels (m …   Combinatory dictionary

• Fuel reserve — In motorcycles and cars, fuel reserve is the extra fuel reserved by the manufacturer in the fuel tank of a car or motorcycle before the main fuel capacity runs out.In motorcycles, when the main fuel runs out, the rider has to manually turn the… …   Wikipedia

• Fuel gauge — A fuel gauge The empty fuel indicator displayi …   Wikipedia

• out of gas — {adv. phr.} 1. Out of fuel (said of automobiles). * /Be sure you don t run out of gas when you go on a long distance trip by car./ 2. Rundown; depleted of energy; in poor physical condition. * /Mary said she had to take a break from her job as… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• out of gas — {adv. phr.} 1. Out of fuel (said of automobiles). * /Be sure you don t run out of gas when you go on a long distance trip by car./ 2. Rundown; depleted of energy; in poor physical condition. * /Mary said she had to take a break from her job as… …   Dictionary of American idioms