Synonyms and antonyms of To use all or a lot of something in British Thesaurus

use up ()

to use all of a supply of something

run out ()

to use all of something and not have any left

eat into ()

if an activity or cost eats into your time or money, it uses more of it than you intended

get down to ()

to have only a few things left to use or deal with

eat up ()

to use large amounts of your available time or money

finish (verb)

to eat, drink, or use all of something so that there is none left

swallow up ()

to use a lot of something such as money, time, or effort

exhaust (verb)

to use all that you have of something

exhaust (verb)

to use or consider all the possible ways of doing something

deplete (verb)

to reduce the amount of something or the number of things

absorb (verb)

to use or need a lot of something, especially money

drain (verb)

to use so much of something such as money or supplies that there is not enough available for other things

fill (verb)

if you fill a period of time, you spend it doing something

get through (British)

British to use or finish something

gobble up ()

to use a lot of something very quickly

go through ()

to use, spend, or eat all of something, especially quickly

make inroads into/in/on something ()

to take or use a large part of something

max out ()

to reach the limit of something, or to use all of a supply of something

not stint on something ()

to use enough, or more than enough, of something

overdose (verb)

informal to eat, drink, read, watch etc too much of anything

overextend (verb)

to use more of something than is reasonable or sensible

overrun (verb)

British to take more time, space, or money than was intended

run short (of something) ()

used for saying that you have used almost all of a particular thing and there is not much left

shoot your bolt ()

to use all your money or energy in doing something

soak up (informal)

informal to use a lot of something such as money or time

stretch (verb)

to use all the money, supplies, or time available

suck (verb)

to take something from something else, especially something that makes it weaker or less successful