be/run low

run low

To near the end of a supply of something. We're running low on paper towels right now, so use them judiciously.

See also: low, run

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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.

See also: low, run

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?

See also: low, run

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