“Be snowed under”
WorkDéfinition
Avoir plus de travail que vous ne pouvez facilement en gérer.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
Exemples
Exemples
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
J'ai plus de rapports à terminer cette semaine que je ne peux en gérer facilement.
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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.
J'ai plus de rapports à terminer cette semaine que je ne peux en gérer facilement.
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- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means avoir plus de travail que vous ne pouvez facilement en gérer.
- 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.