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See: IN SHORT SUPPLY.

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in short supply

[in short supply] {adj. phr.} Not enough; in too small a quantity or amount; in less than the amount or number needed. * /The cookies are in short supply, so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

short

[short] See: [CAUGHT SHORT], [FALL SHORT], [FOR SHORT], [IN BRIEF] or [IN SHORT], [IN SHORT ORDER], [IN SHORT SUPPLY], [MAKE SHORT WORK OF], [RUN SHORT], [SELL SHORT], [THE LONG AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Lewis H. Lapham

(1935--) U.S. essayisteditor The supply of government exceeds the demand. www.english-slang.com

run out

[run out] {v.} 1a. 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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