run out of steam

run out of steam

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Verb

run out of steam

1. (idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.

   After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down.

   After two of the team left, the project rather ran out of steam.

Translations

to run out of energy or motivation

Finnish: väsähtää (fi) Italian: finire la benzina, perdere energia

Spanish: perder fuelle