[Vocabulary] To finish. to run out

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If, for instance, the perfume in the bottle is going to end soon, what is the most natural way to say it? The perfume is running out / I'm running out of perfume? The perfume is ending/ gonna finish? Anything else?
 

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If[STRIKE], for instance,[/STRIKE] the perfume in the bottle is going to run out soon, what is the most natural way to say it? The perfume is running out/I'm running out of perfume? The perfume is [STRIKE]ending/[/STRIKE] going to run out? Anything else?
- The perfume bottle is almost empty.

- I'm running out of perfume.

- I'm practically out of perfume.

- I'm getting to the bottom of this bottle of perfume.

- This bottle of perfume is almost out.

- This bottle of perfume is nearly empty.

- It won't be long before I'll have to get more perfume.

- There's not much perfume left in this bottle.

- My perfume supply is running dangerously low.

- If I don't get another bottle of perfume soon, the guys in the office will forget I'm there.
 
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