run into the ground
Example Sentences
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A team that was being run into the ground by a superstar and his agent just regained control of its identity again.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 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 sure sign that a comic strip has run out of creative or even mildly amusing observations is its return to a recurring theme that other cartoon artists have run into the ground.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022
Safe to run into the ground at the toll-gate, sir.
From In Direst Peril by Murray, David Christie
