out of gas

Idioms and Phrases

see under run out of .

Example Sentences

Cogburn had a 2 ½ length lead entering the stretch and then just ran out of gas.

From Los Angeles Times

“Fernando’s tank was empty because we were pitching every fourth day, and we had to go the distance to beat Houson and Montreal … I can understand why Fernando was out of gas, because I was, too.”

From Los Angeles Times

Though the concept itself is running out of gas, and it would be nice to free up Hardy to do other things, it’s a fitting send-off for the cheeky alien with the thousand-watt grin.

From Los Angeles Times

One of Patricia’s lowest moments was when she drove her child with special needs to an out-of-state facility and ran out of gas after an auto-pay bill for $300 had drained her bank account.

From Salon

"There's so much traffic and barely any gas available right now. People are running out of gas on the highway."

From BBC

Related Words

• ailing
• decrepit
• flabby
• fragile
• frail
• incompetent
• inefficient
• infirm
• lame
• paltry
• puny
• sickly
• tame
• weak
• weakened