snow under
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]
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How to use snow under in a sentence
The snow under the feet cried out with a note like glass and steel.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandTo a true tale of woman's sorrow Mrs. Furnival's heart could be as snow under the noonday sun.
Orley Farm | Anthony TrollopeIts soft crimson hue contrasted with the whiteness of the snow under which it was lying half buried.
The Haunted Room | A. L. O. E.I can still hear the squeak and crunch of snow under foot, and see the glare of it.
Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland MoffettStill the great beast stood immovable, a little pool of blood growing upon the snow under his forward legs.
The Wolf Hunters | James Oliver Curwood
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