run dry

run dry (third-person singular simple present runs dry, present participle running dry, simple past ran dry, past participle run dry)

1. To become dry; to cease to flow with water.

   Last summer the river ran dry.

2. To run out; to be fully consumed; to expire.

   The beer soon ran dry so we cracked open a bottle of wine.

   I used to write short stories, but these days my inspiration has run dry.

   • 1989, “Junkie's Runnin' Dry”, in Operation Ivy (CD), Lookout Records, →OCLC, performed by Operation Ivy:

     They're working forty hours, they got caught in the game / Like junkies runnin' dry / The vulnerability / Like junkies runnin' dry / They're always there on time / Like junkies runnin' dry / They can't be satisfied / Like junkies runnin' dry

   • 2023 January 19, Zohaib Ahmed, “Here’s how ChatGPT can help you deal with boring tasks so you can focus on things that matter”, in The Indian Express‎:

     If you are a marketer or an influencer and feel like your idea bank is running dry, then ChatGPT can serve as an excellent tonic to get your creative juices flowing.

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