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ran out of road

ran out of road is the simple past of run out of road.

Meaning of run out of road

Verb

run out of road (third-person singular simple present runs out of road, present participle running out of road, simple past ran out of road, past participle run out of road)

  1. 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

Questions about ran out of road

What is ran out of road the simple past of?
Ran out of road is the simple past of run out of road.

Words near ran out of road in the dictionary

  1. ran one's mouth
  2. ran one's mouth off
  3. ran one's name
  4. ran out
  5. ran out of gas
  6. ran out of road
  7. ran out of steam
  8. ran out of town
  9. ran out on
  10. ran out the clock
  11. ran over

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