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Phrase(s): reel under something
1. Lit. to stagger under the weight of something. • Tony reeled under the weight of the books. • She knew she would reel under the heavy load. 2. Fig. to stagger because of a blow. • The boxer reeled under the blow to his chin. • Fred reeled under the beating that Mike gave him. 3. Fig. to suffer because of a burden. • Gary reeled under the responsibilities he had been given. • I was just reeling under the burdens of my new job.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs