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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“The easiest thing would have been for Robert to plow on until he truly pegged out and by which time the estate probably would have been run into the ground or mismanaged,” Bonneville says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

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 mercury was so low it had run into the ground a foot.

From The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North by Wolfe, George Ellis

run into the ground

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