bog down

verb

1. adverbwhentr, often passive to impede or be impeded physically or mentally

Idioms and Phrases

Become stuck, be unable to progress, as in Their research bogged down because they lacked the laboratory expertise . This expression transfers sinking into the mud of a swamp to being hampered or halted. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

The Consumer Financial Protection Agency can bog down any other agency by encumbering agency rules or policies.

From The Daily Beast

If previously it had taken all his force to manœuvre himself, he felt now that he would bog down under this new weight.

From Project Gutenberg

But a quick survey showed that it would overheat too fast and might easily bog down in one of the many soft spots.

From Project Gutenberg

The day after she went into the bog to gather the bog-down for the seventh shirt.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she went into silence again, gathering the bog-down and spinning the thread.

From Project Gutenberg

She was gathering the bog-down for the seventh and last shirt.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• halt
• hang up
• impede
• stall