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Run someone ragged

//ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody. idiomatic

    "They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features."

Etymology

From run + ragged (“exhausted, tired, run down”).

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