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run to ground

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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


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Matthew Livesey and his family find themselves facing dangerous consequences as a cold-blooded killer is run to ground.
Byline: S Jones OUR picture on Wednesday of two hunting dogs ripping apart a hare they had run to ground triggered an avalanche of letters from readers.
 
 
 
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