like a dying lamp running out of oil; it’s all up ❍ 他喊支持不了，那可真是油尽捻子干了！(杜鹏程《保卫延安》113) If he says he can’t hold out,then it’s really all up. ❍ 建立在掠夺基础上的旧秩序已经～，面临崩溃。Like a dying lamp running out of oil,the old order based on robbery was about to collapse.