into the ground

into the ground
adverb
: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion : to death

patiently labored an issue into the groundNewsweek

caution is no doubt a virtue but don't run it into the ground

ran the other horses into the ground in the first half mile

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into the ground
To the point of exhaustion
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Main Entry:ground

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into the ground
1 : to the point of being very tired or exhausted

She's been working/running/driving herself into the ground.

2 : to the point of complete failure or ruin

He ran that company into the ground. [=he destroyed that company]

She drove that old car into the ground. [=she drove it until it would not run anymore]

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Main Entry:ground

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