“Be snowed under”
WorkDefinición
Tener más trabajo del que puedes manejar fácilmente.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
Ejemplos
Ejemplos
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
Esta semana tengo más informes que completar de los que puedo gestionar fácilmente.
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.
Esta semana tengo más informes que completar de los que puedo gestionar fácilmente.
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 dictionaryPreguntas frecuentes
- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means tener más trabajo del que puedes manejar fácilmente.
- 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.