run+out
71run out on someone — (informal).See abandon verb sense 3. → run …
72run out of gas — vp To lose interest or momentum. The politician ran out of gasduring the campaign. 1940s …
73run out of gas — If a campaign, project, etc, runs out of gas, it loses energy and momentum, and progress slows or halts. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
74run out of gas — to lose the energy or interest to continue. I think our team ran out of gas toward the end of the game s first quarter. Etymology: based on the idea that when a vehicle has no more fuel it will stop moving …
75run out the clock — American & Australian, American to keep the ball away from the team competing against you at the end of a game so that they cannot score any points. The Pistons thought they were running out the clock but lost the ball and the game in the last… …
76Run out of gas — If a campaign, project, etc, runs out of gas, it loses energy and momentum, and progress slows or halts …
77run-out groove — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a lead out groove on a phonograph record …
78run out on — phrasal desert …
79run-out — An attempt by the horse the escape the rider s control in order to avoid jumping an obstacle …
80Run out on — desert; abandon …