run (someone) off his or her feet

To make someone work very hard and/or quickly, especially to an exhausting or exasperating degree; to make great demands of someone's time or energy. With the recent reductions in staff, my boss has been running me off my feet lately! Just about every parent on the planet knows how kids can run you off your feet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annabel	AN-ə-bel (English)	English, Dutch
Elisabet	e-LEE-sah-bet (Swedish, Norwegian), E-lee-sah-bet (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Biblical Greek
Ottilia	oot-TEE-lee-ah	Swedish
Vilhelm	VEEL-helm (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Jaylee	JAY-lee	English (Modern)
Laios	-	Greek Mythology