Used to describe someone who is barely hanging on with little left in their personal gas tank. Their slightest bit of hope, oftentimes irrational, is the only thing still driving them. All the person needs to do is stop and fill up their tank but they keep pushing it through the next exit and the next exit until they eventually run out of gas on the desolate highway.
Person A : "Todd hasn't made a sale in 2 years and he works on a commission only basis. He thinks his next deal is close though and will be a huge payday."
Person B: "Yeah, he's running on hope fumes."
Feeling very angry about a particular scenario. You feel so angry that you lose that concept language of English is not good.
"Oh geez Frank, my wife just called me. She said that the toilet just clogged up again. One might say that I am fuming at the gasket right now."
"Oh dear Paul, that's a real shame."
"Sborpe ish Funk"
When you gas on your significant other and force them to smell it.
I trapped my fart under the blanket so you can bask in my love fumes.
When Greg's special someone is talking to someone else.
Yo, look at Greg... Greg's Fuming!!!
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When you have 1% left on your phone but still need to do stuff
Joe: Yesterday my phone had 1% left while I was doing my project. Luckily it lasted long enough
Lance: Your phone was running on fumes
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1. Where-in a man masturbates so much in a short period of time, that he receives pain instead of an orgasm. 2. Like an automobile gas tank, he no longer has any liquid in the tank.
I was so longly once that I masturbated 10 times in a single night. My Ball Fumes hurt like a mother F***er!
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Describing a car or other form of transport that is running very low on fuel.
Also an euphimism for very tired.
1. Its lucky we found this garage, look at the fuel guage, we were running on fumes.
2. The runner finished the marathon but later said to reporters that towards the end that he was 'running on fumes'.
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