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run short
Idioms and Phrases
Use something up so that a supply runs out or becomes insufficient, as in We ran short of envelopes , or The organization is running short of money . [Mid-1700s]Example Sentences
They say that with creon running short, switching by patients has depleted stocks of the alternatives.
He even had an on-air code - he said the boat was running short of tea to signal that they were running out of his preferred type of herbal cigarette.
Jones fell one run short of her half-century but played a crucial supporting knock which took the pressure off Beaumont, whose 35-ball fifty was her quickest in ODIs.
Bethell, the 21-year-old winning his second cap, gave another demonstration of his immense promise in falling four runs short of becoming the youngest England man in 85 years to make a Test hundred.
Power outages are common, and many hospitals run short of nursing staff or consumables such as water and alcohol for sterilization.
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