(phrasal verb) To finish, use or sell all of something, so that there is nothing left.
I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience.
"Do you have any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."
The milk has run out.
My patience is beginning to run out.
Metaphor: The scuba diver who’s under water hoping his oxygen doesn’t run out before he can get to the surface.
NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER: Go to "Listening" and listen to Bill Vlasic's report on General Motors reporting a second-quarter loss of $15.5 billion.
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