to run somebody or something to ground
to run somebody or something to ground
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birini/bir şeyi uzun aramalardan sonra bulmak
to manage to find something or someone after a long time of searching
Dialect
British
British![to [run] {sb/sth} to (ground|earth) definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/45206/original/find?type=jpeg "to [run] {sb/sth} to (ground|earth) definition and meaning")
Idiom
Örnekler
After months of searching, they finally ran the missing dog to earth and returned it to its owner.
The police are determined to run the hit-and-run driver to ground and bring them to justice.
