run out of steam
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run out of steam (third-person singular simple present runs out of steam, present participle running out of steam, simple past ran out of steam, past participle run out of steam)
- (idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.
- After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down.
- After two of the team left, the project rather ran out of steam.
Translations[edit]
to run out of energy or motivation
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