Running on fumes: The English We Speak

You know that feeling when you have no energy left, but somehow you have to keep going? Learn a new expression to help you describe that feeling.

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[luisesteban-manzanaresfern]

I want to send a warm huge and acknowledgement to those doctors, nurses and people working in hospitals all around the world who are running on fumes day afther day figthing to save lives. Thanks

[吴金勇-rd]

rob and Sam s voices r so good just love them

[hasanabbas]

Hi Feifei and Roy
Great phrase "running on fumes"

[charlesduayan]

Thank you for this amazing video it helps me to improve my english learning❤
Sams voice is so good😊

[benvenutocolaianni]

Hi guys
Useful and funny audio as usual
I'm not running on fumes during this quarantine because I sleep a lot and I gyms enough
Take care
Cheers from Italy

[TheGudsProduction]

My mum was running on fumes. She has worked hard washing and ironing the clothes.

[thunguyenha]

Thanks for the amazing phrase! However I wonder why recent videos don't use images to demonstrate the transcript anymore?

[emyeman]

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️
Great as always, thanks a lot
I’m really running on fume today yesterday I couldn’t sleep coz I had insomnia
exhausted is the same meaning of running on fume ? Isn’t it 🤔

[harneetkaurjabbal]

Today i worked out for a whole day so i am feeling running on fumes.
I am running out of fumes as today I did House chores whole day.

[duygiang]

why did you stop making video with the images?

[helinkhalil]

I was running on fumes yesterday and I couldn’t concentrate in the meeting

[abhijeetkhandare]

Pls provide subtitles in english so we could easily understand.

[bichnhatpham]

From what I've seen on the screen, the Prime Minister is running on fumes because of the coronavirus crisis.

[MSKLW]

Everyone in the world now running on the fumes... disastrous situation

[luisaguilar]

Lately, I've been running on fumes. I can't stand this quarentine anymore...

[zcvdxpd]

All the doctor and nurses those working for coronavirus may have running on fumes.:(

[SumanKumar-kxtq]

I am not running on fumes on reverse I feel energetic 😁😁😁

[esraafadel]

actually I am running on fumes after doing chores 😴

[kamleshsainiindia]

I am running on fumes because of staying at home that's because of coronavirus.

[newstruggle]

Our teacher was running on the fumes yesterday so he couldn't teach us properly.