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
Ioakeim-Judeo-Christian Legend
Shichiroushee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Kalpana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Zalman-Yiddish
Konstantinakon-stahn-DEE-nahGreek
Thierrytee-e-REEFrench