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running someone ragged

running someone ragged is the present participle and gerund of run someone ragged.

Meaning of run someone ragged

Verb

run someone ragged (third-person singular simple present runs someone ragged, present participle running someone ragged, simple past ran someone ragged, past participle run someone ragged)

  1. (idiomatic) To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
    • They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features.

Questions about running someone ragged

What is running someone ragged the present participle and gerund of?
Running someone ragged is the present participle and gerund of run someone ragged.

Words near running someone ragged in the dictionary

  1. running sheds
  2. running shoe
  3. running shoes
  4. running short
  5. running someone off their feet
  6. running someone ragged
  7. running someone's file
  8. running something up the flagpole
  9. running sore
  10. running sores
  11. running speech

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