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Definition run out of road in British English

run out of road phrase

phrase
1

to have come to the end of all possibilities for action

Example

When they run out of road, they just change the rules.

Example

Has the Anglo-American model of raw, free-market capitalism run out of road?

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Definition run out of road in British English