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Idiom: run into the ground, v. phr.
Definition
(1) To destroy a business with bad management. To run a business such as a store or a restaurant so badly that it closes down.
(2) To overdo something, to discuss a topic too long or too thoroughly.
Example sentences
→ The store’s new owner quickly ran it into the ground.
→ If you let him continue to run the company, he’ll run it into the ground.
→ Politicians have run the issue of raising taxes into the ground.
Notes
Run here means "manage," as in She runs a successful business.
The idiom run into the ground is advanced-level vocabulary. It is useful in business English, management, and general conversation about stores businesses.
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