“We ran out of milk.”
Phrasal Verb Entry 956 / 1605 60-second read
Run out of vs. Exhaust / Use up
Three-word phrasal.
The comparisoni
“We exhausted the milk supply.”
The ruleii
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Phrasal is natural.
RUN OUT OF is idiomatic; formal rephrasing sounds stiff.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Phrasal is fine."