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runs someone ragged

runs someone ragged is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs someone ragged

What is runs someone ragged the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs someone ragged is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run someone ragged.

Words near runs someone ragged in the dictionary

  1. runs riot
  2. runs roughshod over
  3. runs scared
  4. runs short
  5. runs someone off their feet
  6. runs someone ragged
  7. runs someone's file
  8. runs something up the flagpole
  9. runs the clock down
  10. runs the gamut
  11. runs the gantlope

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