out of, be



out of, be

Be lacking, as in We're out of sugar and coffee. Shakespeare used this idiom in Henry V (3:7): "These English are ... out of beef." [Late 1500s] Also see run out of.
See also: out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ablett['æblit]
Quirina-Late Roman
Shaneneshə-NEENEnglish (Rare)
GaylordGAY-lordEnglish
HamİT-Turkish
Dashiell-English (Rare)