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
Antell	['æntel]
Bernie	['bə:ni]
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Helen	HEL-ən (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Derby	DAHR-bee, DUR-bee	English (Rare)
Deangelo	-	African American