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a) lacking fuel.
The lawnmower was out of gas so he decided to let the grass grow.
After twelve hours straight at the office, he was about out of gas and decided to go home and rest.
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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
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run out of gas — in. to lose momentum or interest. □ His program is running out of gas. □ I hope I don’t run out of gas before I finish what I set out to do … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
run out of gas — If a campaign, project, etc, runs out of gas, it loses energy and momentum, and progress slows or halts … The small dictionary of idiomes
run out of gas — If a campaign, project, etc, runs out of gas, it loses energy and momentum, and progress slows or halts. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
