Idiom Breakdown

run into the ground

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Definition

To mismanage to the point of ruin.

To wear out, especially through excessive use.

To discuss ad nauseam.

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"Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground."
"Even though that was a good joke, you really did run it into the ground."
"[…]one could assume that he has some master plan or that he’s making strategic decisions about the scope, scale, design and functionality of the service. He is not. He has not. He is running Twitter into the ground like Donald Trump ran the US government—fueled by fits of indignation and paranoia."
"I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before purchasing another."
"City sent on Adam Johnson for the ineffective Jo and the Englishman at least gave notice that he wanted to run at the Arsenal defence, but his team-mates had been run into the ground by then and no-one could get up in support of the winger."
"You’ve run the upcoming election into the ground and I simply won’t listen to another word about it."

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