How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
run out of steam — (informal) To be forced to stop through loss of impetus, strength or energy • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * run out of/lose/steam phrase to lose energy, enthusiasm, or importance David seems to be running out of steam … Useful english dictionary
run out of steam — ► run out of steam informal lose impetus or enthusiasm. Main Entry: ↑steam … English terms dictionary
run out of steam — verb To run out of energy; to run out of motivation. After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down … Wiktionary
run out of steam — British, informal, American & Australian, informal to suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing. She d been talking for two hours and was just starting to run out of steam. I worked really well for two months of… … New idioms dictionary
run out of steam — run out of power or energy, run out of fuel … English contemporary dictionary
run out of steam — Meaning Run out of energy. Origin Steam engines gradually slow and then stop when the fire that powers the boiler is too low to produce steam … Meaning and origin of phrases
run out of steam — If you say that a person, a process or an organized event is running out of steam, you mean that there is a loss if impetus, energy or enthusiasm. The anti immigrant movement seems to be running out of steam … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
run out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run out of something, you have no more of it left. to run out of steam → see steam [V P of n] They have run out of ideas... [V P of n] We re running out of time... [V … English dictionary
run out of (or lose) steam — informal lose impetus or enthusiasm. → steam … English new terms dictionary
steam — ► NOUN 1) the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2) the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3) momentum; impetus: the dispute… … English terms dictionary
