At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of Lochend. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bogged down — with endless paperwork Syn: mired, stuck, entangled, ensnared, embroiled; hampered, hindered, impeded, delayed, stalled, detained; swamped, overwhelmed … Thesaurus of popular words
bogged down — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ I ve been bogged down with work this week. ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ hopelessly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bogged down — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ in n If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done. But why get bogged down in legal details?... Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged… … English dictionary
bogged down — adjective a) Stuck, as if in a bog. It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck... b) Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower … Wiktionary
bogged — bÉ’g adj. marshy; wet and spongy n. wet spongy ground, marshland; swamp; toilet, lavatory (British) v. get stuck, be stuck in mud … English contemporary dictionary
bogged — … Useful english dictionary
bogged down — adj. stuck, delayed, caused to slow down; caught in; mired … English contemporary dictionary
bog down, to get bogged down — {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or passive} 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. * /Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks./ 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles… … Dictionary of American idioms
bog down, to get bogged down — {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or passive} 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. * /Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks./ 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles… … Dictionary of American idioms
bog\ down,\ to\ get\ bogged\ down — v. phr. mostly intransitive or passive 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks. 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles making… … Словарь американских идиом
