tapped-out

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.

Mr Pandit tapped out his e-mail a fortnight ago and sent it to all holders of Citi credit cards.

But sometimes the country seems tapped out in terms of vision and investment for the future.

After a dozen years of excess, the overextended American consumer is tapped out.

Its stimulus will help to balance global growth away from its reliance on the now tapped-out U. S. consumer.

Elites elbowed for position at the bar, danced poorly, and tapped out text messages on their iPhones, made by? . ? . ? . ? Apple.

All in all, I made it 18 days before I was completely tapped out of money and on my way to becoming homeless.

Eventually, the markets will have to contend with what happens after the EFSF is tapped out.

With the federal cash register tapped out, it will be especially difficult to tackle the president's biggest challenge of all.

The decline on mainland markets may be because investors are tapped out.

Meanwhile, in a vicious circle, businesses aren't hiring or investing because they know consumers are tapped out.

When the people behind on their bills aren't classic deadbeats but are truly tapped out, debt collectors also get pinched.

To them, America felt tapped out, but their own countries seem full of potential.

When using a touch-screen keyboard, for example, the letters already tapped out give the software clues about which letter might come next.

Okay, carousel 4 is tapped out. Ready?

In one week alone this summer, MPs tapped out nearly 2, 500 'tweets'.

I'm all tapped out. Can you loan me five dollars?

If you're like most people, you're probably tapped out and don't have the ability to add another 2-3 hours of more work in your day.