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You can use this phrase to describe a situation in which something that has been available has been completely used up or depleted. For example, "The well had run dry, leaving the villagers without any water."
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run dry
verb
To run out; to be fully consumed; to expire.
synonyms
Exact(56)
Riverbeds run dry".
But it has run dry.
The jokes had run dry.
Wells run dry, electricity is sporadic.
New York's Superfund account has run dry.
The inkwell of inspiration has run dry.
Will the well ever run dry?
Now, though, the stimulus tap has run dry.
These cash gushers have run dry since the housing bust.
Fewer cows get pregnant, and mothers' milk can run dry.
Similar(1)
The outpouring of grace will never run dry.
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