Id | in_the_loop_615 |
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Idiom | RUN (SOMETHING) INTO THE GROUND |
Definition | to belabor something beyond reason; to go too far with something |
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Cross-Refs | Compare to: beat a dead horse |
Extra Info | Beat a dead horse means to talk about a topic or idea that cannot succeed (it’s dead), whereas run something into the ground means to talk about a topic or idea that may be viable, but to do so to excess. |
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