Verb
(transitive, idiomatic) To mismanage to the point of ruin.
Synonym: drive into the ground
Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground.
(transitive, idiomatic) To wear out, especially through excessive use.
I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before purchasing another.
(transitive, idiomatic) To discuss ad nauseam.
You’ve run the upcoming election into the ground and I simply won’t listen to another word about it.
Pardon me, but I spent the entire year 2015 warning this city that spending was out of control and that Savannah was being run into the ground by a corrupt and inept administration; 2800 voters believed me. Source: Internet
Players being run into the ground. Source: Internet