run on fumes | Idiomator

Meaning: (automotive)To operate avehiclethat is low onfuel.Coordinate term:run on emptyWe wererunning on fumesby the time we arrived, but we made it to the next gas station.; (idiomatic)By extension, to operate with fewresources, or be physically or emotionally overworked.Near-synonyms:run on empty,run out of steamThe organization had beenrunning on fumesfor months, so it's not surprising that they closed their doors.

Examples:

EN: If the truck can run on fumes, I've got enough gas to get back into town.
ES: Si la camioneta anda con gases, tengo suficiente para volver el pueblo
EN: If the truck can run on fumes, we have enough gas to get back in town, gas her up, get right back here and then we're gone.
ES: Si la camioneta anda con gases, tengo suficiente para volver el pueblo llenar el tanque, volver aquí e irnos de inmediato.
EN: Maureen, does this thing run on fumes?
ES: Maureen, ¿funciona esto con poco combustible?
ID: Maureen, apakah asap kapal ini beracun?
EN: You can't run on fumes for a long time.
HI: लंबे समय तक आप धूप सेंक नहीं सकते।
EN: Even if we have to run on fumes, we must save enough to send her on to Eitoku University.
ID: Walau harus habis-habisan, kita harus menabung agar dia masuk Universitas Eitoku.
EN: I run on fumes all day, but I'm used to it I suppose.
TE: ఇది ఒక రోజు మొత్తం నాకు కలుగుతుంది, కానీ నా వినియోగం అందంగా ఉన్నట్లు నేను భావిస్తున్నాను.
EN: You can only run on fumes for a while.
TE: అదేవిధంగా, మీరు ధూమపానం చేసేటప్పుడు ఒక నిమిషం మేల్కొని ఉండవచ్చు.
EN: You can run on fumes for a little while.
TE: అదేవిధంగా, మీరు ధూమపానం చేసేటప్పుడు ఒక నిమిషం మేల్కొని ఉండవచ్చు.

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