Wordcyclopedia | English | get bogged down in something

get Verb

— To start to have; to take. When one person gives something, the other person gets the thing. The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress. — Become. The problem got worse. — You use get to make the passive voice, especially when the thing that happened is bad. He got hit by a car.

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bogged adjective

— Stuck; unable to progress; having been bogged down.

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down Preposition

— Toward the earth, away from the sky. What goes up on earth must fall down. — Toward the bottom. — Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc. I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

down Noun

— Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers. That pillow is full of down.

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in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

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something Compound Determinative

— an unspecified (un- + specified) object. I'm going to wear something today. — an event. Isn't something going to happen? — a special object. You're really something!

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