WordNet
run dry
v. become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" [syn: dry out]
Usage examples of "run dry".
I had brought enough of it for my journey here, but all wells run dry at last.
The fountaina playful trio of dancing bearshad long since run dry, and buckets had to be hauled in every day to keep the herb bed and the roses watered.
Though the air was parched, her companion never seemed to run dry.