run out of patience
О состоянии когда "кончилось терпение".
Jim is a very patient man, but even he has run out of patience when his wife spent all of their money on trifles.
Джим очень терпеливый человек, но даже у него кончилось терпение, когда его жена потратила все их деньги на ерунду.
run out of time
О ситуации когда "кончилось время".
At the meeting they had been discussing a lot of issues till they ran out of time.
Они обсуждали много вопросов на встрече, пока у них не кончилось время.
run out on
To leave someone in the lurch; abandon another.
When Ted ran out on Delores, she got so angry that she sued him for divorce.
run out
run out of
To come to an end; be used up.
Jerry almost got across the brook on the slippery stones but his luck ran out and he slipped and fell.
We'd better do our Christmas shopping; time is running out.
Jeff plans to stay in Las Vegas and gamble until his money runs out.
To use all of the supply; be troubled by not having enough.
The car ran out of gas three miles from town.
Millie never runs out of ideas for clever party decorations.
We ran out of gas right in the middle of the main street in town.
It’s dangerous to run out of water if you are in an isolated area.
To force to leave; expel.
Federal agents ran the spies out of the country.
sack in
sack out
To go to sleep for a prolonged period (as in from night to morning).
Where are you guys going to sack in?
Where are you guys going to sack out?
say a mouthful
To say something of great importance or meaning; say more by a sentence than the words usually mean. Usually in past tense.
Tom said a mouthful when he guessed that company was coming to visit. A dozen people came.
To vent one's honest opinion, even in anger.
He sure said a mouthful when he told his boss what was wrong with our business.
scare out of one's wits
scare stiff
scare the daylights out of
frightened out of one's wits
To frighten very much.
The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.
The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.
Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.
scout around
To search for; look around.
When we first came to town, we had to scout around for a suitable apartment.