Showing results for run into the ground. Search instead for running+into+ground.

Definitions

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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

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)

run into the ground

Example Sentences

Related Words