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run into the ground



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Former Arsenal and France forward Thierry Henry and ex-Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher have expressed the view, external that modern-day players are being "being treated like cattle" and "run into the ground".

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

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

A long, forked stick, broken from a bayberry bush, was run into the ground so that only the fork of it was visible.

From Georgina of the Rainbows by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)




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