Run out of steam

Run out of steam is an expression which means you lose momentum or enthusiasm for something, and as a result, you fail or give up.
Oh no! We’ve run out of steam and lost momentum!

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English Expression: Run out of steam

As we saw with the idiom I introduced yesterday, a head of steam means to build up momentum and become successful.

Well, today’s expression run out of steam is the opposite.


If you run out of steam, you lose momentum or enthusiasm for something and fail or give up.


We could say something like, after moving to Boston for university, Hiroshi was enthusiastic about his new life, but his enthusiasm quickly ran out of steam, and he returned home before the end of the year.


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