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snowed under
far too busy
If you are snowed under, you have far too much work to do.
This vs that
I'm snowed under.
I'm busy.
Hear it in real life
Fancy meeting for lunch tomorrow?
Not this week—I'm snowed under.
I'm snowed under with emails after being away for a week.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This informal idiom is a natural way to say that your workload is overwhelming.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am snowed under by many works.
Say: I'm snowed under with work.
Use uncountable 'work' and usually 'with' after this idiom.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be snowed under with ___
I'm snowed under with paperwork this afternoon.
The support team is snowed under with requests.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm snowed under.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
snowed under
far too busy
“I'm snowed under with emails after being away for a week.”
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