work into the ground

verb

To exhaust through heavy labour.

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Meanings

verbwork into the ground (third-person singular simple present works into the ground, present participle working into the ground, simple past and past participle worked into the ground)

present singular third person works into the ground · participle present working into the ground · participle past worked into the ground · past worked into the ground

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo exhaust through heavy labour.
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APA

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

MLA

“work into the ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20into%20the%20ground. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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