run on empty

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Definition

Definition of run on empty - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

exhaustion

continue working without energy or resources

After a long day, she was running on empty.

endure

persevere

persist

machines

Rare

operate a machine without sufficient fuel

Rare

The car was running on empty, almost out of gas.

coast

freewheel

idle

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Expressions with run

run around

move quickly in different directions

The kids will run around in the park for hours..

run into

collide with something

She didn't see the post and run into it..

chicken run

enclosed area where chickens are kept

The farmer expanded the chicken run to accommodate more birds.

long run

extended period of time for outcomes to appear

In the long run, hard work pays off.

run out of

use all of something so none is left

We will run out of milk soon.

get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

Expressions with empty

empty out

cause a space or container to become vacant

The announcement caused the room to empty out quickly..

empty shell

outer covering left after contents are removed

The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.

empty talk

speech with no real meaning or value

The politician's promises were just empty talk.

empty gesture

action that has no real meaning or sincerity

His apology was just an empty gesture to appease the crowd.

empty one's pockets

remove all items from one's pockets

He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.

empty one's mind

clear all thoughts from the mind

She sat quietly to empty her mind.

just an empty shell

person lacking emotions or purpose

After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.

come away empty

depart without obtaining desired results

After hours of searching, they came away empty.

come up empty

find nothing after a search

They searched the entire house but came up empty.

empty exercise

action done mechanically, without real purpose, result, or involvement

Filling out the survey felt like an empty exercise, so he quit.

Examples of run on empty in a sentence

The team was running on empty by the week's end.
The generator was running on empty during the storm.
Don't let the lawnmower run on empty.

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French:être à bout de forces, rouler à sec, ...
German:auf dem Zahnfleisch laufen, auf Reserve laufen, ...
Italian:essere esausto, andare quasi senza benzina, ...
Spanish:seguir sin fuerzas, funcionar sin combustible, ...
Portuguese:funcionar sem energia, funcionar sem combustível, ...
Chinese:耗尽, 没油, ...
Japanese:疲れ果てて働く, ガス欠で走る, ...
Arabic:واصَلَ رَغْمَ الإِرْهاقِ, عَمِلَ بِدون وُقود, ...
Hebrew:לְתַפְקֵד עַל אֲדִים, לִנְסוֹעַ בְּלִי דֶּלֶק, ...
Russian:работать на износ, работать на пустом баке, ...
Ukrainian:працювати на порожньому місці, їхати на порожньому баку, ...
Hindi:जैसे-तैसे काम करना, चलना, ...
Bengali:শক্তিহীন অবস্থায় চলতে থাকা, চালানো, ...
Catalan:anar sense forces, funcionar sense combustible, ...
Czech:fungovat z posledních sil, jet téměř bez paliva, ...
Danish:køre på pumperne, køre på tomgang, ...
Dutch:doorgaan op reserve, rijden zonder brandstof, ...
Greek:λειτουργώ στα όριά μου, λειτουργώ χωρίς καύσιμο, ...
Hungarian:kimerülten működni, üresen járni, ...
Khmer:បន្តធ្វើការទាំងអស់កម្លាំង, បើកបរដោយប្រេងជិតអស់, ...
Korean:기진맥진하다, 빈 상태로 달리다, ...
Persian:با آخرین توان ادامه دادن, در حال حرکت بود, ...
Polish:być wyczerpanym, jechać na oparach, ...
Portuguese (BR):continuar sem energia, funcionar na reserva, ...
Romanian:a fi epuizat, a funcționa pe gol, ...
Swedish:gå på tomgång, gå på nästan tom tank, ...
Thai:ฝืนทำงาน, วิ่ง, ...
Turkish:tükenmek, çalışmak, ...
Vietnamese:gắng gượng tiếp tục, chạy gần hết xăng, ...

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