out of gas
Tank reads empty
Out of gas describes a vehicle that has exhausted its fuel supply and can no longer run.
The phrase extends naturally to people who have depleted their energy or motivation: I was completely out of gas after the third mile.
It can also characterize any effort or enterprise that has lost momentum or resources needed to continue: The campaign was out of gas by October.
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- fill upOccupy entirely
- fuelEnergy source material
- fuel gaugeMeasures remaining vehicle energy
- tankLarge storage vessel
side of the road · empty · run dry · depleted · running on empty · burnout · hit the wall · sputter · fatigue · bone tired · diesel · lethargy · stall · dead stop · fumes · kaput · immobility · drained
- energy idiomsfull of beans, running on empty, second wind, fired up, pumped up
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- exhaustion phrasesdead tired, run down, drained, spent, bone tired
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
- running outexpires, depletes, exhausts, drains, dwindles
out of gasfull of energy
energized · fired up · raring to go · pumped up · invigorated
out of gasready to go
locked and loaded · all systems go · good to go · resourced · prepared
gas, out, gasoline, gassy, gaseous, natural gas, biogas, teargas, gasless