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to run sb ragged

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  • run someone ragged — informal phrase to make someone feel extremely tired by forcing them to do a lot of work Doctors and nurses were run ragged during the recent flu epidemic. Thesaurus: to make someone work hardsynonym to make someone tiredsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • run someone ragged — run (someone) ragged to make someone very tired, usually by making them work too hard. What with party preparations and having to look after the kids all this week, I ve been run ragged …   New idioms dictionary

  • run someone ragged — ► run someone ragged exhaust someone. Main Entry: ↑ragged …   English terms dictionary

  • run somebody ragged — ˌrun sb ˈragged f6 idiom (informal) to make sb do a lot of work or make a big effort so that they become tired • For 20 minutes the other team ran us ragged. Main entry: ↑raggedidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • run you ragged — make you feel tired, wear you out    Grade 8 students use up all your energy. They run you ragged …   English idioms

  • run someone ragged — informal to make someone feel extremely tired by forcing them to do a lot of work Doctors and nurses were run ragged during the recent flu epidemic …   English dictionary

  • run somebody ragged — verb To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody. Theyve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features …   Wiktionary

  • run oneself ragged — verb To work or exert oneself to the point of exhaustion. He has been running himself ragged all week trying to finish before the deadline …   Wiktionary

  • run someone ragged — exhaust someone. → ragged …   English new terms dictionary

  • ragged — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of cloth or clothes) old and torn. 2) wearing ragged clothes. 3) rough or irregular. 4) lacking finish, smoothness, or uniformity. 5) suffering from exhaustion or stress. ● run someone ragged Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • run ragged — run (someone) ragged to make someone very tired, usually by making them work too hard. What with party preparations and having to look after the kids all this week, I ve been run ragged …   New idioms dictionary

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