have shot your bolt

US /hæv ʃɑt jʊər boʊlt/
UK /hæv ʃɑt jʊər boʊlt/
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黔驢技窮, 精疲力盡

to have used all of your efforts or resources, so that you cannot do anything more

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After that last attempt, he knew he had shot his bolt.
在最後一次嘗試之後,他知道自己已經黔驢技窮了。
The team had shot their bolt by the final quarter and couldn't keep up.
球隊在最後一節已經精疲力盡,無法跟上。