English / idiom
Snowed Under
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Having far too much work, obligations, or responsibilities to manage.
In context
01
In the final months before retiring, she was completely snowed under with handing over thirty years of project archives.
02
Whenever grandfather felt snowed under by everyday anxieties, he retreated to his quiet garden to regain composure.
Synonyms
swamped,overwhelmed,buried in work
Antonyms
free,unburdened,at ease
Collocations
completely snowed under,snowed under with paperwork,feel snowed under