peter out

With the result that she'd let the relationship peter out.

But it seemed to peter out in about two years.

You think a road like that is going to just peter out?

Many of these stories peter out in a similar way.

After the newspaper got the phone number right, the calls started to peter out.

The surprisingly strong economy of 1996 and 1997 did not peter out.

During the early Depression, his career seemed to peter out for a few years.

How much time did she have to get Peter out if the payoff had been made?

"They are on the run and we will not let this momentum peter out."

The initiatives they took did not peter out, but are being passed on.

"In a couple of years, those are going to peter out," he said.

Her voice began to peter out as the tears threatened.

No, what I want is a petering out of the whole business.

It was a long time before they finally petered out.

"Everything in this case seems to peter out," he complained.

However, her form petered out at the end of the season.

As the land began to peter out, the train picked up speed.

The market was petering out and we'd got to where we wanted to be.

All too often, international efforts to rebuild a nation peter out for lack of money and will.

Within about three to five years, we'll either peter out or get major legislation shoved through.

It appeared that the Government wanted to see first if the protests would peter out on their own.

Or just tread water: The current will eventually peter out.

At what point did the original unfinished version peter out?

These and many other ideas more or less petered out, at least for the time being.

As a result, every project petered out and eventually went dead for him.