run dry

• Ne plus avoir de réserve ou de source de quelque chose, surtout de l'eau, de l'argent ou des ressources ; s'épuiser complètement.

To no longer have any supply or source of something, especially water, money, or resources; to become completely depleted.

1. No longer availableB2informal

   To become completely used up or exhausted, often referring to resources, money, or supplies.

   venir à manquer

   • The well ran dry after months of drought.
   • Our funds have run dry, so we cannot continue the project.
   • His creativity seemed to run dry after the first book.

2. Stop flowingB1formal

   To cease to flow, as in a river, stream, or tap.

   tarir

   • The river ran dry during the summer heatwave.
   • The tap ran dry after the water main broke.
   • The spring ran dry after the earthquake.