snowed under

adj

snowed under

adj

1

Idiomatic Having a lot of things to do, usually work-related; tied up.

We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year.
GCN's Features Dept is getting snowed under. Spring's coming Help dig us out. Typing, research, editing, filing, lay-out: all sorts of tasks for all sorts of people.1985 April 13, “Help”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

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