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
MelbaMEL-bəEnglish
OanaWAH-nahRomanian
Golden['gəuldən]
Sofronio-Spanish
Hopcyn-Welsh
Reginarə-JEEN-ə (English), rə-GEEN-ə (English), rə-JIEN-ə (English), re-GEE-nah (German, Polish), re-JEE-nah (Italian), RE-gee-naw (Hungarian)English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norweg