“Be snowed under”
Work정의
감당하기 어려울 정도로 일이 많아지는 것.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
예문
예문들
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
이번 주에 작성해야 할 보고서가 너무 많아서 감당하기 힘들 정도입니다.
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.
이번 주에 작성해야 할 보고서가 너무 많아서 감당하기 힘들 정도입니다.
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 dictionary자주 묻는 질문
- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means 감당하기 어려울 정도로 일이 많아지는 것.
- 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.