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Use something up so that a supply runs out or becomes insufficient, as in We ran short of envelopes , or The organization is running short of money . [Mid-1700s]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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