"run on fumes" meaning in English

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      "form": "runs on fumes",
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    {
      "form": "running on fumes",
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      "form": "ran on fumes",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "run on empty"
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        "To operate a vehicle that is low on fuel."
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          "fuel",
          "fuel"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(automotive) To operate a vehicle that is low on fuel."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "63 37",
          "word": "smell of an oily rag"
        },
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          "_dis1": "63 37",
          "word": "vaporware"
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          "text": "Near-synonyms: run on empty, run out of steam"
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              26,
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          "text": "The organization had been running on fumes for months, so it's not surprising that they closed their doors.",
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        "By extension, to operate with few resources, or be physically or emotionally overworked."
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        "(idiomatic) By extension, to operate with few resources, or be physically or emotionally overworked."
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        {
          "word": "run out of steam"
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  "word": "run on fumes"
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      "word": "fume date"
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    {
      "form": "ran on fumes",
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              26,
              42
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        "(idiomatic) By extension, to operate with few resources, or be physically or emotionally overworked."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "run on empty"
        },
        {
          "word": "run out of steam"
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