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| "In the weeds" "In the rough" "In a pickle" "Albatross around you neck" "At your wits end" What am I missing? |
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| You're up to your neck in it... You're up S*** Creek without a paddle... You're snowed under... You're drowning in paperwork... You've got too much on your plate... NB: "albatross round your neck"; "at your wits' end". All the best, MrP |
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| "To have your back against the wall" "To be under the cosh" "To have a hard row to hoe" Another nautical one (like the albatross - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and search for "albatross"): 'In the Doldrums' A few sporting ones: Stymied (golf) Behind the eight ball (pool) Snookered (snooker) b |
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| Burned out Run into the ground Too much to do and too little time in which to do it. |
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| It's very helpful to me too,guys Thanks very much Thank you I.A Last edited by Veron1; 11-Sep-2007 at 17:37. Reason: omiting 2 useless sentences |
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| A few more: Another sporting one: 'On the ropes' (boxing) '[Go/be] belly-up'. '[Be] dead in the water' b PS - These are all pretty serious - it's not just a question of having too much to do. But I've met them in a business context: 'John's proposal is dead in the water. The company's committed to Jane's idea.' Last edited by BobK; 12-Sep-2007 at 10:14. Reason: Added PS |
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| "To have one's work cut out'. Example: The dead-line is very soon. We'll have our work cut out to get everything done in time. b |
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