Смотреть что такое «to be snowed under» в других словарях:
snowed under — phrase with too much work to deal with We’re snowed under with applications for the job. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: snow * * * snowed under : having to deal with too much of something : overwhelmed by something … Useful english dictionary
snowed under with — Overwhelmed with a heap or rapid accumulation of • • • Main Entry: ↑snow … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n (emphasis) If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television… … English dictionary
snowed under — Someone who is snowed under has so many things to do, usually work, that they unable to cope with it all. With the flu epidemic, doctors and nurses are completely snowed under … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
snowed under — having too much work to do. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snowed under (= covered by so much snow that people cannot get out or move around) … New idioms dictionary
snowed under — verb have too much work. We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year … Wiktionary
snowed under — with too much work to deal with We re snowed under with applications for the job … English dictionary
snowed under — covered in snow, inundated … English contemporary dictionary
snowed under — Overwhelmed (usu. with work) … A concise dictionary of English slang
be snowed under — ► to have more work than you can deal with: be snowed under with/by sth »We have been snowed under with phone calls all day. »One of her major concerns is to ensure that her boss never gets snowed under. Main Entry: ↑snow … Financial and business terms
(be) snowed under (with something) — be snowed ˈunder (with sth) idiom to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with • I d love to come but I m completely snowed under at the moment. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
А сегодня-то уже опять понедельник. Как же быстро промчались выходные! Для меня понедельник — это самый тяжелый день на неделе. Не знаю, как так получается, но как будто за уикенд кто-то специально придумывает кучу новых дел. И вот я am snowed under, пытаюсь максимально все разгрести, чтобы во вторник уже со спокойной душой продолжить работать в нормальном режиме. Это только у меня так или у кого-то также? 🙂
Итак, сегодняшняя фраза:
BE SNOWED UNDER
Слова:
Дословное значение:
«быть заваленным снегом»
Произношение:
Употребление:
to have too much work.
Иметь слишком много работы.
По-русски мы в таком случае говорим «завален работой».
Например:
I‘m snowed under with work at the moment.
Я завалена работой сейчас.
Происхождение:
Доподлинно происхождение фразы неизвестно. Можно только предположить, что «заваленный снегом» человек не в состоянии делать что-либо, кроме как пытаться выбраться из-под снега. Так и с делами, которые нужно решать, чтобы их стало хоть немного меньше.
Рекомендуем составить предложения с этим выражением!
Поздравляю вас с наступившей зимой. Вот она и пришла. Теперь можно официально кутаться в теплый пуховик, носить двое колготок сразу, кататься на коньках и. наряжать ёлку! А что, город уже преобразился к праздникам. Можно и дома поставить!
(be) snowed under (with something) — be snowed ˈunder (with sth) idiom to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with • I d love to come but I m completely snowed under at the moment. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — having too much work to do. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snowed under (= covered by so much snow that people cannot get out or move around) … New idioms dictionary
snowed under — phrase with too much work to deal with We’re snowed under with applications for the job. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: snow * * * snowed under : having to deal with too much of something : overwhelmed by something … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — with too much work to deal with We re snowed under with applications for the job … English dictionary
snowed under — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n (emphasis) If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television… … English dictionary
snowed under — Someone who is snowed under has so many things to do, usually work, that they unable to cope with it all. With the flu epidemic, doctors and nurses are completely snowed under … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
snowed under — Overwhelmed (usu. with work) … A concise dictionary of English slang
be snowed under — to have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
be snowed under — ► to have more work than you can deal with: be snowed under with/by sth »We have been snowed under with phone calls all day. »One of her major concerns is to ensure that her boss never gets snowed under. Main Entry: ↑snow … Financial and business terms
be snowed under — be overwhelmed with a large quantity of something, especially work. → snow … English new terms dictionary
snow under — 1. To cover over with snow. * /The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard./ 2. To give so much of something that it cannot be taken care of; to weigh down by so much of something that you cannot do anything about it.… … Dictionary of American idioms
