run someone/something to ground

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. To find someone or something after a difficult search or investigation; to locate after overcoming challenges.

    从难寻玷

    • After months of tracking, the police finally ran the fugitive to ground in a remote cabin.

      经过数月的追踪,警方终于在一间偏远的小屋里找到了逃犯。

    • The research team spent years before they were able to run the gene responsible for the disease to ground.

      研究团队花了数年时间才终于找到了导致该疾病的基因。

    • The journalist, with relentless investigation, finally ran the truth behind the scandal to ground.

      这位记者通过不懈的调查,终于揭露了丑闻背后的真相。