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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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

Despite that public backing, though, Dicker was dropped for seven games and was "run into the ground".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

“How many businesses have been run into the ground with such a strategy?”

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2019

Your sympathy-hunting game has just about run into the ground.

From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Garland, Hamlin

run into the ground

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