snowed under

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

snowed under (comparative more snowed under, superlative most snowed under)

  1. (idiomatic) Having a lot of things to do, usually work-related; tied up.
    We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year.
    • 1985 April 13, “Help”, in Gay Community News, page 14:
      GCN's Features Dept is getting snowed under. Spring's coming Help dig us out. Typing, research, editing, filing, lay-out: all sorts of tasks for all sorts of people.

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Verb

snowed under

  1. simple past and past participle of snow under
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