run into the ground

VERB

overdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

STRONG

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

WEAK

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

STRONG

compress decrease lessen

WEAK

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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But as the Framers could have warned you, a nation that was dreamed up chiefly by lawyers was almost overdetermined to be run into the ground by them one day.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

I wanted to quit the show before it got really bad and run into the ground.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Let’s see if you can last long enough to salvage Jerry Buss’ legacy, which his children have now completely run into the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2022

Commenting on the pay ballot results, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said staff had "had enough of pay and working conditions being run into the ground".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2021

In this peculiarity the history of Newport has been an epitome of the country, every form of amusement being in turn taken up, run into the ground, and then abandoned.

From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot

run into the ground

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