“Be snowed under”
WorkDefinizione
Avere più lavoro di quanto si possa gestire facilmente.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
Esempi
Esempi
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
Ho più report da completare questa settimana di quanti ne possa gestire facilmente.
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.
Ho più report da completare questa settimana di quanti ne possa gestire facilmente.
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 dictionaryDomande frequenti
- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means avere più lavoro di quanto si possa gestire facilmente.
- 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.