Usually means: Lose energy, momentum, or enthusiasm.
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  1. run out of steam: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. run out of steam: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. run out of steam: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. run out of steam: Wiktionary
  5. run out of steam: Dictionary.com

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  1. run out of steam: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (run out of steam)

verb:  (idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.

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