run short



run short (of something)

to begin to run out of something. We are running short of eggs. I always keep enough so I will never run short.
See also: run, short

run short

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]
See also: run, short

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HalldÓR-Icelandic
Yam-Near Eastern Mythology
YusİF-Azerbaijani
GeraintGE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
BronisŁAwabraw-nee-SWAH-vahPolish
Jovanka-Serbian, Macedonian