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Phrase(s): *bogged down stuck; prevented from making progress. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; become ~.) • The students became bogged down with the algebra problems. • The Smiths really got bogged down in decorating their house.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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be/get bogged down to be/become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else • Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints • UK: Try not to get too bogged down in the details.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs