run on fumes (English, verb)
expansion: run on fumes (third-person singular simple present runs on fumes, present participle running on fumes, simple past ran on fumes, past participle run on fumes)
Senses:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To operate a vehicle that is low on fuel.
glosses: By extension, to operate with few resources, or be physically or emotionally overworked.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: runs on fumes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: running on fumes
tags: participle
present
form: ran on fumes
tags: past
form: run on fumes
tags: participle
past