run out of road en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of run out of steam.
With No 10 in disarray, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has called for a general election regardless of whether Truss stays or goes, saying the government has “completely run out of road”.
2022 October 14, Keir Starmer, quotee, “Truss premiership ‘hanging by thread’ after Kwarteng sacking and latest U-turn”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ran out of road | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| runs out of road | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| run out of road | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| running out of road | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |