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worked into the ground

worked into the ground is the simple past and past participle of work into the ground.

Meaning of work into the ground

Verb

work into the ground (third-person singular simple present works into the ground, present participle working into the ground, simple past and past participle worked into the ground)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To exhaust through heavy labour.

Questions about worked into the ground

What is worked into the ground the simple past and past participle of?
Worked into the ground is the simple past and past participle of work into the ground.

Words near worked into the ground in the dictionary

  1. worked away
  2. worked back
  3. worked backward
  4. worked blue
  5. worked in
  6. worked into the ground
  7. worked like a dog
  8. worked like a dream
  9. worked like a horse
  10. worked like a mule
  11. worked like a nailer

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