"out of gas" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-out of gas.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=out of gas}} out of gas, {{en-PP|head=out of gas}} out of gas
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, gas.: lacking fuel.
    Sense id: en-out_of_gas-en-prep_phrase-VpMmWjIv
  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic) Tired; lacking energy or motivation. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_of_gas-en-prep_phrase-aLhM5wF9 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

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