Idiom idiom
out of sth
Meaning
To have no more of something left. You use this when you have used all of something, like sugar or coffee, and now there is none.
Examples
“We are out of milk for your coffee.”
“I went to the kitchen to make breakfast, but we were completely out of eggs.”
“The shopkeeper apologized to the customers, explaining that they were unfortunately out of the popular item due to a supply chain delay.”
Last updated April 22, 2026