run low
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run low
To near the end of a supply of something. We're running low on paper towels right now, so use them judiciously.
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run low (on something)
to near the end of a supply of something. We are running low on salt. It's time to buy more. The car is running low on gas.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
be/run ˈlow (on something)
not have much of something left: We’re running low on fuel. Do you think we’ll have enough to get home?Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
References in periodicals archive
Carmelo Grasso, owner of the Etna Italian restaurant, in Hertford Street, city centre, said his meat costs may rise by up to 15 per cent as wholesalers' supplies
run low, but pledged not to pass the increase on to customers.
Whenever you
run low on energy, whether it's during a long run or because you've skipped a meal, your blood sugar level takes a nosedive.
This may seem like a bit much for your simple tasks, but prices for memory aren't very high and you'll regret not getting the extra capacity when your system's resources
run low.
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