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Verb

Past tense for to expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit

Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

Past tense for to make great demands on the capacity or resources of

Past tense for to work (oneself) overly hard

Past tense for to exceed capacity or allocate resources beyond limits

Past tense for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

Extremely busy or under pressure with work or other obligatory activities

Protracted, extending for a great period of time

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Past tense for to expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit

“These federal guarantees encourage people to overextend by making borrowing cheaper than it otherwise would be.”

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Past tense for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

took it out of

taken it out of

wore oneself to a frazzle

worn oneself to a frazzle

immobilized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

immobilised^UK

sapped the strength of

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

brought someone to their knees

reduced the powers of

deprived of force

removed the sting from

confined to a wheelchair

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Past tense for to make great demands on the capacity or resources of

made too many demands on

pushed to the limit

worked oneself into the ground

run yourself into the ground

ran yourself into the ground

made heavy demands on

pressed hard on

exceeded the scope of

exceeded the range of

exceeded the limits of

driven into the ground

drove into the ground

imposed excessive strain on

made severe demands on

imposed on

made excessive demands on

gone too far

went too far

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

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Past tense for to work (oneself) overly hard

labored^US

laboured^UK

burned the midnight oil

burnt the midnight oil

drove oneself too hard

driven oneself too hard

knocked oneself out

pushed oneself too hard

ran yourself into the ground

run yourself into the ground

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

overdid it

overdone it

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

worked oneself into the ground

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

drove oneself into the ground

driven oneself into the ground

overstrained yourself

worked your fingers to the bone

worked one's tail off

practiced presenteeism

spread oneself too thin

overextended oneself

overexerted yourself

slaved

kept your nose to the grindstone

had too many balls in the air

gone too far

took on too much

went to extremes

had too many irons in the fire

worked yourself to death

bitten off more than one can chew

stayed on the treadmill

went too far

taken on too much

bit off more than one can chew

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Past tense for to exceed capacity or allocate resources beyond limits

Verb

Past tense for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

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Extremely busy or under pressure with work or other obligatory activities

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Protracted, extending for a great period of time

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

of considerable length

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