Phrasal Verb Entry 956 / 1011 60-second read

Run out of vs. Exhaust / Use up

Three-word phrasal.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

We ran out of milk.

✓ Correct

We exhausted the milk supply.

The ruleii

Phrasal is natural.

RUN OUT OF is idiomatic; formal rephrasing sounds stiff.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Phrasal is fine."

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