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"Snowed under" Is this British idioms? I said it to American, he said "Snow can be dangerous." I wanted to say "I'was really busy."
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I don't know the origin but I have heard it a lot.
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Perhaps he didn't expect a non-native to be using idioms?
It's a totally common idiom.
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@Kanako107 It is certainly an English idiom. I'm surprised they don't use it in America too.
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I'd expect him to get the idea just as a metaphor though. If I said I was absolutely buried under an avalanche of work... that isn't an idiom but it's obviously a metaphor. : )
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