drive yourself into the ground

drive yourself into the ground
drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill.

He'll run himself into the ground if he doesn't take some time off.


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  • drive yourself into the ground — run/drive/work yourself into the ˈground idiom to work so hard that you become extremely tired Main entry: ↑groundidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive someone into the ground — run/work/drive/someone into the ground phrase to make someone work very hard, until they are so tired that they cannot work any more You have to be careful that you don’t work yourself into the ground. Thesaurus: to make someone work hardsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • run yourself into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off …   New idioms dictionary

  • work yourself into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off …   New idioms dictionary

  • run yourself into the ground — run/drive/work yourself into the ˈground idiom to work so hard that you become extremely tired Main entry: ↑groundidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • work yourself into the ground — run/drive/work yourself into the ˈground idiom to work so hard that you become extremely tired Main entry: ↑groundidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off …   New idioms dictionary

  • run someone into the ground — run/work/drive/someone into the ground phrase to make someone work very hard, until they are so tired that they cannot work any more You have to be careful that you don’t work yourself into the ground. Thesaurus: to make someone work hardsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • work someone into the ground — run/work/drive/someone into the ground phrase to make someone work very hard, until they are so tired that they cannot work any more You have to be careful that you don’t work yourself into the ground. Thesaurus: to make someone work hardsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • run into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off …   New idioms dictionary

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