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run short

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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