"work into the ground" meaning in All languages combined

See work into the ground on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: works into the ground [present, singular, third-person], working into the ground [participle, present], worked into the ground [participle, past], worked into the ground [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work into the ground (third-person singular simple present works into the ground, present participle working into the ground, simple past and past participle worked into the ground)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To exhaust through heavy labour. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Related terms: drive into the ground, run into the ground
    Sense id: en-work_into_the_ground-en-verb-INQW-mOy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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