snow under

Idioms and Phrases

Overwhelm, overpower, as in I can't go; I'm just snowed under with work , or We were snowed under by more votes than we could have anticipated . This expression alludes to being buried in snow. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The snow under the feet cried out with a note like glass and steel.

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To a true tale of woman's sorrow Mrs. Furnival's heart could be as snow under the noonday sun.

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Its soft crimson hue contrasted with the whiteness of the snow under which it was lying half buried.

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I can still hear the squeak and crunch of snow under foot, and see the glare of it.

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Still the great beast stood immovable, a little pool of blood growing upon the snow under his forward legs.

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Related Words

• afflict
• bother
• depress
• encumber
• hamper
• hinder
• lade
• oppress
• overload
• overwhelm
• weigh down