Grammar fix

be swamped with work

overwhelmed by work

To have so much work that it is difficult to keep up with it.

How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inMostly spoken

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

We're completely swamped with work because three people are off sick.

At the end of each month, my manager is usually swamped with work because she has to check all the reports.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: I'm swamped with works this week.

Say: I'm swamped with work this week.

'Work' is uncountable here; no 's'.

  • Pattern
  • be swamped with work

Don't confuse it

Other ways to say it

Have far too much to do

How overloadedVery busyOverwhelmed

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