“Be snowed under”
WorkDefinition
To have more work than you can easily manage.
Examples
Examples
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
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I am snowed under with reports this week.
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- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means to have more work than you can easily manage.
- 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.