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Can you say:
"I ran it out."
"I ran out my account."
"I ran out my credit."
 
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None of them sound very natural to me. ;-)
 
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navi tasan said:
Can you say:
"I ran it out."
"I ran out my account."
"I ran out my credit."
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A person can "run out of money", "run out of milk", "run out of bread", etc., but "ran it out" is a phrase I am unfamiliar with.

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It could be possible if a context were designed, but otherwise, no. ;-)
 
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