run dry
Verb
  1. To become dry; to cease to flow with water.
    Last summer the river ran dry.
  2. To run out; to be fully consumed; to expire.
    The beer soon ran dry so we cracked open a bottle of wine.
    I used to write short stories, but these days my inspiration has run dry.
Translations


This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002
Offline English dictionary