run someone ragged
verb/ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/UK
Etymology
From run + ragged (“exhausted, tired, run down”).
Definitions
To exhaust
To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
- They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features.
- A little man by modern-day goon-basketball standards, the five-foot ten-inch speedster [Ralph Beard] handles bigger opponents by running them ragged.
- Rebeca is busy with the children, who are busy getting into mischief. The baby runs her ragged.
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