run into the ground
Example Sentences
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Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
I wanted to quit the show before it got really bad and run into the ground.
From New York Times • Jul. 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
“How many businesses have been run into the ground with such a strategy?”
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2019
The posts which had been run into the ground were covered with many-colored cloths, and a hurriedly arranged wooden roof protected the interior of the tent from the weather.
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Lermina, Jules