run dry

US /rʌn draɪ/
UK /rʌn draɪ/
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1.

If a supply of something runs dry, it is used up.

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Our water supply has run dry.
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The well ran dry during the drought.
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depleteexhaustdrainemptyvanish
2.

If a source of ideas or information runs dry, it no longer produces ideas or information.

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His creativity seems to have run dry.
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The author's inspiration began to run dry after years of writing.
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fadediminishceasestopfail
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