(idiomatic) To cause someone to become very busy, especially to an exhausting degree; to make someone work very hard and very quickly.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run someone off their feet

simple past tense of run someone off their feet

present participle of run someone off their feet

(intransitive) Of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.

(transitive) To procrastinate. / (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.). / (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of. / (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

offended, repulsed / daunted or fazed

(transitive, intransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game. / (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch. / (transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

(idiomatic, transitive) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay. / (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).

(idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor. / To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).