play out
    v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out
         our strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out,
         sap, tire]
    2: perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election
       drama be played out?"
    3: play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even
       thought it is clear that we have last"
    4: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played
       out fast"