“Be snowed under”
WorkDefinicja
Mieć więcej pracy, niż jesteś w stanie łatwo wykonać.
English: To have more work than you can easily manage.
Przykłady
Przykłady
1 / 2“I am snowed under with reports this week.”
W tym tygodniu muszę przygotować więcej raportów, niż jestem w stanie ogarnąć.
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.
W tym tygodniu muszę przygotować więcej raportów, niż jestem w stanie ogarnąć.
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 dictionaryNajczęściej zadawane pytania
- What does "Be snowed under" mean?
- "Be snowed under" means mieć więcej pracy, niż jesteś w stanie łatwo wykonać.
- 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.