Phrasal verb
A2
· Daily English
run out of something
To use all of something so that none is left.
What it means
Run out of + a thing means your supply is finished: We’ve run out of milk.
You can also drop “of” when the thing is already clear: The milk has run out. A related form is run low on (almost none left, but not zero yet).
💡 Think of a runner sprinting until there is nothing left in the tank.
Examples
- We've run out of coffee.
- I'm running out of time.
- The printer ran out of paper.
Quick check
1. “My phone ran out of battery.” This means the battery is…
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