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1. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › In+the+weedsIn the weeds - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   Totally immersed in or preoccupied with the details or complexities (of something). I'd like to come out tonight, but I'm deep in the weeds with my thesis. When I left them at the library, they were deep in the weeds analyzing Mrs. Dalloway for their presentation. I think you're too deep in the weeds to see a solution.

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3. digitalcultures.net › slang › in-the-weedsIn the Weeds – Meaning, Origin, Usage - DigitalCultures

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   May 14, 2021 · What does In the Weeds mean? In the weeds is an idiomatic phrase with several separate meanings, depending on the context. The most common application of the phrase occurs in relation to being preoccupied, with the popular example of a waitress having to serve too many guests at the same time.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › in-the-weedsIN THE WEEDS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   idiom US informal. Add to word list. with so many problems or so much work that you are finding it difficult to deal with something: We're down in the weeds here with customer service. The cooks were so deep in the weeds, they were threatening to walk out.

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   What does deep in the weeds mean?

   • Totally immersed in or preoccupied with the details or complexities (of something). I'd like to come out tonight, but I'm deep in the weeds with my thesis. When I left them at the library, they were deep in the weeds analyzing Mrs. Dalloway for their presentation. I think you're too deep in the weeds to see a solution.

   In the weeds - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   What does in the weeds mean?

   • In the weeds is an idiomatic phrase with several separate meanings, depending on the context. The most common application of the phrase occurs in relation to being preoccupied, with the popular example of a waitress having to serve too many guests at the same time.

   In the Weeds – Meaning, Origin, Usage - DigitalCultures

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   What does “into the weeds” mean?

   • But as Mark Liberman points out, the use of “into the weeds” to mean “delving deep into the details” doesn’t carry the same sense of painful confusion as the restaurant use, and such “weed wandering” is actually the sort of thing true policy wonks enjoy. As he says in his Language Log post:

   What's the origin of the phrase "into the weeds"?

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   Are You in the weeds?

   • Now, a problem that many gardeners have is weeds. Weeds grow easily and can quickly take over a garden. In conversation, we sometimes use “weeds” to mean too many details. So, if you are in the weeds, you are taken over by too many details. Often, we put ourselves in the weeds. That usually happens when someone knows a lot about a topic.

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6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 225595etymology - What's the origin of the phrase "into the weeds ...

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   Feb 5, 2015 · Deep in/into the weeds, also in deep weeds: is an idiomatic expression which has become very popular in recent years: (Of a restaurant worker) overwhelmed and falling behind in serving customers : Our waitress was so deep in the weeds that we waited 40 minutes for our burgers.

   • Deep in/into the weeds , also in deep weeds : is an idiomatic expression which has become very popular in recent years: (Of a restaurant worker)...
   • I've always heard that the phrase "In the weeds" had it's origins rooted in the prohibition era. The story goes that reserves of alcohol for most s...
   • I first heard this idiom from my father (who was a pilot) and other pilots in reference to a landing that went off-course from the landing strip....
   • I deduce that this term comes from slavery in America's southeast, where tidal irrigation was used for rice crops and slaves were employed to de-we...

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › in_the_weedsin the weeds - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Aug 31, 2023 · Prepositional phrase [ edit] in the weeds. ( idiomatic) Immersed or entangled in details or complexities . ( idiomatic, restaurant slang, of a cook or server) Overwhelmed with diners' orders.

8. www.grammarphobia.com › blog › 2019The Grammarphobia Blog: In the weeds

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   Jun 17, 2019 · June 17, 2019. Q: On two recent dates, talking heads on TV news spoke of individuals being “in the weeds” in the context of being deeply in the know about a particular issue. I had never heard this usage before. Is this new? Or am I just behind?

9. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › into+the+weedsInto the weeds - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   Totally immersed or preoccupied with the details or complexities (of something). I'd like to come out tonight, but I'm deep into the weeds with my thesis. When I left them at the library, they were getting into the weeds analyzing Mrs. Dalloway for their presentation. I think you're too deep into the weeds to see a solution.