drive into the ground

A form of run into the ground — To mismanage to the point of ruin.

Meanings

verbdrive into the ground (third-person singular simple present drives into the ground, present participle driving into the ground, simple past drove into the ground, past participle driven into the ground)

present singular third person drives into the ground · participle present driving into the ground · past drove into the ground · participle past driven into the ground

  1. alternativeAlternative form of run into the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

drive into the ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive%20into%20the%20ground

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drive into the ground,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive%20into%20the%20ground.

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