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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irvine	UR-vien, UR-vin	English, Scottish
Blackman	[blækmən]
EirÍKr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Tajeddigt	-	Northern African, Berber
Addis	['ædis]
VÖLund	-	Norse Mythology