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be running on fumes
idiom
(of an engine or vehicle) to have almost no fuel left:
By the end of the day many of the drivers were running on fumes or had experienced mechanical problems.
to have almost reached a point where you are unable to continue, because you have almost no energy, money, etc. left:
The hurricane destroyed his home and left him and his family running on fumes.
She is determined to play in today's game, even if she is running on fumes by the end of it.
He plays a struggling writer whose self-confidence is running on fumes.
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