op tandvlees lopen

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op tandvlees lopen = running on empty

alternative phrases: loopt op tandvlees, lopen op tandvlees, etc.

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mijn tandvlees is gezwollen = my gums are swollen
(figuurlijk) hij loopt op zijn tandvlees (uitgeput) = he's at the end of his tether
(straatarm) he's as poor as a church mouse
(figuurlijk) op zijn tandvlees haalde hij de finish = he reached the finish on his last legs

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