At the end of one’s resources, out of money, as in I don’t know how much longer we can live this way—we’re running on empty with no jobs in sight. This idiom refers to a car running when the gas gauge indicates it is out of fuel. [ Second half of 1900s ]
noun 1. a ground pine, Lycopodium clavatum.
- Running repairs
plural noun 1. repairs, as to a machine or vehicle, that are minor and can be made with little or no interruption in the use of the item
noun, Prosody. 1. the usual English verse rhythm created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of a stressed syllable and one or two unstressed ones.
noun, Nautical. 1. rigging for handling sails, yards, etc. (contrasted with standing rigging). 2. rigging for handling cargo. running rigging noun 1. (nautical) the wires and ropes used to control the operations of a sailing vessel Compare standing rigging