Meaning of run to earth | Babel Free
Definitions
To find someone or something after a long and difficult search.
idiomatic, transitive
Equivalents
Deutsch
aufstöbern
Examples
“We’ve been trying to contact that witness for ten days, but we still haven’t run him to earth.”
“He went off to Rye, ran Ottershaw to earth in the Ship, and asked him what the devil he meant by it.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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