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.

Translations

having a lot of things to do

• Catalan: de bòlit
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 忙得不可開交／忙得不可开交, 忙得不可开交 (máng de bùkěkāijiāo)

• Finnish: tukossa (fi)
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• French: débordé (fr)
• Maori: kei raro e putu ana (an idiom)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can