run to ground



run somebody to ground

  (British & Australian)
to find someone after searching for a long time Chinese detectives ran him to ground in a Shanghai night club.
See also: ground, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Margot['ma:gəu]
Simen-Norwegian
Cecil['sesl]
Sejad-Bosnian
Montgomery[mənt'gʌməri]
Ghadir-Arabic