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单词 be running on fumes
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be running on fumes

idiom
(of anengineorvehicle) to havealmostnofuelleft:
By the end of thedaymany of thedriverswererunningonfumesor hadexperiencedmechanicalproblems.
to havealmostreachedapointwhere you areunabletocontinue, because you havealmostnoenergy,money, etc.left:
Thehurricanedestroyedhishomeandlefthim and hisfamilyrunningonfumes.
She isdeterminedtoplayin today'sgame,evenif she isrunningonfumesby the end of it.
Heplaysastrugglingwriterwhoseself-confidenceisrunningonfumes.
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