Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: run on fumes, run out of steam
Antonyms: none provided
History
An allusion to a vehicle operating with the fuel gauge pointing to empty or near empty, likely to stop running in the very near future.
