Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, gas.: lacking fuel.

    The lawnmower was out of gas so he decided to let the grass grow.

  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic)Tired; lacking energy or motivation.

    After twelve hours straight at the office, he was about out of gas and decided to go home and rest.

Examples

86 sentences

  1. We have run out of gas.

    У нас закінчився бензин. — deniko

    ruУ нас кончился бензин. — marafon

    deUns ist das Benzin ausgegangen. — MikeMolto

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  2. It looks like we're out of gas.

    Схоже, у нас закінчився бензин. — deniko

    ruПохоже, у нас бензин закончился. — marafon

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  3. Tom ran out of gas on his way here.

    У Тома по дорозі сюди закінчився бензин. — miketheknight

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  4. We ran out of gas on the way to the theater.

    По дорозі до театру у нас закінчився бензин. — deniko

    ruПо дороге в театр у нас закончился бензин. — shanghainese

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  5. We ran out of gas on the way to downtown Tokyo.

    У нас закінчилося паливо по дорозі до центру Токіо. — deniko

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
exhaustedB1wearyB2

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outA1outageoutbackB2

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