in the weeds

短语

发音

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释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Immersed or entangled in details or complexities.

    比喻 非正式

    to get lost in the weeds

  2. 2.

    Overwhelmed with diners' orders.

  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, weeds.

词源

Green's suggests an image or expression from golfing of US origin, from the difficulty of playing when the golf ball gets stuck in the weeds.

来源：wiktionary