Idiom Breakdown

run to earth

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Definition

To find someone or something after a long and difficult search.

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In Context

"We’ve been trying to contact that witness for ten days, but we still haven’t run him to earth."
"He went off to Rye, ran Ottershaw to earth in the Ship, and asked him what the devil he meant by it."

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Also Said As

run down
run to ground