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

Shaq’s chat with LaPaglia touched on such topics as spending habits, autopay, managing debt and not running your parents’ card into the ground. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

They must be staked into the ground, not draped on the headstone. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

The tracks help distribute a vehicle’s weight, which is how tanks can move instead of just sinking into the ground. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026

Federal investigators have recovered part of an engine from the Learjet that slammed into the ground Sunday in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 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