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

Tubers can be planted directly into the ground after May 15, when the air and soil have warmed. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

In Philadelphia, lawmakers lowered into the ground a time capsule – a gift to future Americans. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026

The structure is a massive concrete cylinder, 50 meters wide and 30 meters deep, held up by pillars sunk deep into the ground, capable of holding 50,000 cubic meters of stormwater — roughly the volume of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools. — Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Insert the stake into the ground, about 3 to 5 inches from the seedling. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for into the ground

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