runs someone off their feet

A form of run someone off their feet — To cause someone to become very busy, especially to an exhausting degree; to make someone work very hard and very quickly.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of run someone off their feet
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runs someone off their feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20someone%20off%20their%20feet

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runs someone off their feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20someone%20off%20their%20feet.

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