flood out

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To overwhelm someone with an excessive amount of work or tasks: The phrase "flood out" means to burden or overload a person with more responsibilities, duties, or assignments than they can reasonably handle.
Usage
  • The verb "flood out" is used to describe the action of overloading someone. It is typically used in professional, academic, or organizational contexts.
  • It is a transitive phrasal verb, requiring a direct object (the person being overloaded).
  • Common structures: "to flood someone out," "to be flooded out."
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The new manager tried to flood out the team with urgent reports, leading to burnout.
    • I feel completely flooded out with all these deadlines from different clients.
    • Be careful not to flood out the new intern with complex tasks on her first day.
Advanced Usage
  • Passive Construction: Often used in the passive voice to describe the state of being overwhelmed.
    • The small support staff was flooded out with complaints after the system failure.
  • Figurative Extension: While primarily about tasks, it can be extended figuratively to other forms of overwhelming input (e.g., information, requests).
    • The social media team was flooded out with messages during the campaign.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overwhelm (verb): To bury or drown beneath a huge mass; to give too much of something to someone.
    • The sheer volume of data can overwhelm the system.
  • Overload (verb): To load with too great a burden or cargo.
    • Don't overload the circuit with too many appliances.
Synonyms
  • Overburden: To load with too great a weight or burden.
  • Swamp: To overwhelm or inundate, especially with an excess of something.
  • Snow under: To overwhelm, especially with work.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Heap on: To give someone a lot of something, especially praise, work, or criticism.
    • They heaped praise on the award-winning author.
  • Pile on: To add more of something, especially something unpleasant, to a situation.
    • Just as the project was failing, more problems were piled on.
Related Idioms
  • Have too much on one's plate: To have too many things to deal with at one time.
    • I can't take on another project; I already have too much on my plate.
  • Up to one's ears/eyes in something: To be very busy with or deeply involved in something.
    • She's up to her ears in paperwork this week.
Verb
  1. charge someone with too many tasks

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