(idiomatic) Examine carefully and thoroughly.

One's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.

The ground ivy.

(US, slang, dated) To obtain things on credit by sheer impudence.

plural of all-run four

(cricket) A four scored by the two batsmen running four times between the wickets

present participle of run someone ragged

Alternative form of start a hare

To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

Synonym of dragged through the garden (“served with a large variety of toppings and condiments”)