run on empty | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be losingenthusiasmor willingness; to lackmotivation.Near-synonyms:run on fumes,run out of steamHe has beenrunning on emptyfor a while. It's likely the project will be canceled.2020November 25, Katherine J. Wu, “Covid Combat Fatigue: ‘I Would Come Home With Tears in My Eyes’”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:Doctors and nurses on the front lines arerunning on empty, under increasing duress as the pandemic surges and hospitals are overrun with patients.

Examples:

EN: This tank doesn't run on empty.
ES: Este tanque no anda vacío.
EN: Truck doesn't run on empty.
ES: La camioneta no funciona sin gasolina.
EN: All right, well, we can't run on empty.
ES: Bueno, no podemos funcionar sin combustible.
ID: Baiklah, kita tak bisa pergi dalam keadaan lapar.
EN: But no one can run on empty forever.
HI: और, कोई भी हमेशा के लिए खाली नहीं चल सकता है।
EN: Are you trying to run on empty?
HI: क्या आप खाली पर चल रहे हैं?
EN: No one can run on empty forever.
HI: और, कोई भी हमेशा के लिए खाली नहीं चल सकता है।
EN: By the way, you can't run on empty so fuel up!
HI: आप इतने हल्के ढंग से आग्नेयास्त्र को संभाल नहीं सकते!
EN: Don't feel like you must run on empty.
HI: जैसा न चलवितेनि रवी ।
HI: लुट न जाना राह में थाना पड़ेगा
EN: A car couldn't run on empty!
HI: गाड़ी एक पहिए पर तो नहीं चलती!
EN: Your body can't run on empty.
HI: तुम्हारी अँगुलिया पोंछ नही पाती
EN: So many times I've run on empty
HI: इतने में मोर-पंख परस हुआ पलकों पर
EN: They run on empty promises, all of them.
HI: सदा शूली पे चढ़के वो , सभी वादे निभाते है
EN: This is it. He'll run on empty very quickly.
ID: Dengan gejala ini, dia akan kelelahan.
EN: It isn't possible to run on empty.
TE: లేచి బండి నడపడం సాధ్యమే కాదు.
EN: And, of course, don't let you car run on empty!
TE: మరియు, కార్లలో వంటి, వేడి ఏదో చేయాలని అనుమతి చేయరాదు!

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