into the ground

phrase

: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion

… labored an issue … into the ground …

—Newsweek

Examples of into the ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elements of the Pulitzer commission (three steel elevation markers sunk into the ground, their top edges, like those of Shift, parallel to the horizon) cannot be seen together from a single vantage. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Running the Washington Post into the ground is just a hobby, his real passion is paying for people to cover Dakota Johnson in blood. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

And even more monsters can be found in sculptural works such as LeRage (2017), which shows a grayscale version of the Incredible Hulk smashing his fist into the ground and sending debris flying. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Sow the bahia seeds and lightly rake them into the ground or cover with about a half inch of lawn soil. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for into the ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground