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run into the ground

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gen. совершенно измочалить себя (работой, спортом и т. п.); окончательно испортить нечто (Old Finger); измотать (кого-либо)
idiom. вконец добить (BC is a disaster. Spending $50,000,000+ to "expand" forward-moving meth use in the province is not a society progressing use of the tax hikes this week. The Eby NDP Government is running British Columbia into the ground, full stop. (x.com) ART Vancouver); доконать (BC is a disaster. Spending $50,000,000+ to "expand" forward-moving meth use in the province is not a society progressing use of the tax hikes this week. The Eby NDP Government is running British Columbia into the ground, full stop. (x.com) ART Vancouver)
inf. заездить (to use something so much that it does not work any more: I gave that car to my son and he ran it into the ground. It was a funny joke the first time he told it, but he ran it into the ground. Bullfinch); сгубить (to cause something to become less successful: Unless she gets some help, she will probably run her business into the ground. Bullfinch)
proverb хватить через край
run something into the ground
gen. доводить до ручки (бизнес: Personally I think Ms. Laura should get a job at another shop and let the owner run this one into the ground – by a Brides of California customer Tamerlane)
run into the ground
: 20 phrases in 4 subjects
General6
Idiomatic10
Makarov3
Nonstandard1