“Be snowed under”
WorkDefinition
Mehr Arbeit zu haben, als man problemlos bewältigen kann.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
Beispiele
Beispiele
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
Ich habe diese Woche mehr Berichte fertigzustellen, als ich problemlos bewältigen kann.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I am snowed under with reports this week.Compare with the original example
I am snowed under with reports this week.
Ich habe diese Woche mehr Berichte fertigzustellen, als ich problemlos bewältigen kann.
Write a two-line conversation using “Be snowed under”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryHäufig gestellte Fragen
- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means mehr arbeit zu haben, als man problemlos bewältigen kann.
- How do you use "Be snowed under" in a sentence?
- Example: "I am snowed under with reports this week."
- Should I interpret "Be snowed under" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.