run short

Idioms  

1. Use something up so that a supply runs out or becomes insufficient, as in We ran short of envelopes, or The organization is running short of money. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

Mark Watt struck the final ball of the innings for six to boost Scottish hopes, but under lights on a good pitch it felt as though they were at least 10 runs short.

From BBC

But when the brewery ran short on bottles, he tried putting leftover beer in the barrels to avoid having to dump it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sometimes she ran short of money, and her father wrote her a check.

From The Wall Street Journal

England looked to be a few runs short, however, as they could not capitalise on the partnership with another middle-order wobble, losing three wickets for eight runs in the space of 12 balls.

From BBC

But a UAW official told members in a Facebook post Monday that the Kentucky plant producing the Super Duty pickups “may run short today, tonight, and possibly over the next few shifts.”

From The Wall Street Journal