VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Be Snowed Under

Meaning:

  • Be extremely busy with work or things to do
  • To be overwhelmed with a large amount of work or tasks that need to be completed.

Examples:

  • I'm completely snowed under with emails today.
  • She is snowed under with paperwork after taking a week off.
  • The team is snowed under with project deadlines this month.
  • He's been snowed under since he got promoted to manager.
  • We're all snowed under with assignments as finals approach.
  • The customer service department is snowed under with complaints this week.
  • I can't come to the party because I'm snowed under with studying.
  • The holiday season always leaves us snowed under with orders.
  • He was snowed under with renovation work after buying the old house.
  • We're snowed under with preparations for the annual conference.
  • After the merger, the accounting department was snowed under with financial reports.
  • She felt snowed under with all the responsibilities of her new job.
  • The company was snowed under with job applications after announcing the new vacancies.
  • He is snowed under with reading material for his research paper.
  • The staff was snowed under with preparations for the product launch.
  • As they weren't snowed under, they then cleared the rest of his car..
  • Yet he was snowed under with other girlfriends and ended up marrying one of them.
  • If you are barely able to function at your job because you are snowed under with work, who do you blame?
  • Luke and his people usually cater for this do, but they're snowed under right now.
  • You're snowed under and a junior colleague begs for help with her deadline.