run into the ground

[run into the ground] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed.

* /It's all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don't run it into the ground./

2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely.

* /We lost the game today, but tomorrow we'll run them into the ground./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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