bog down

bog down

vb bogs, bogging, bogged

(adverb; when tr, often passive) to impede or be impeded physically or mentally

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bog down - get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" bog break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
	2.	bog down - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" mire get stuck, grind to a halt, mire, bog down - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
	3.	bog down - be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" get stuck, grind to a halt, mire stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" bog down, mire - cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
	4.	bog down - cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" bog slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

Translations

? bog down

vt sep to be bogged down (lit) → stecken bleiben; (fig) → stecken geblieben sein, sich festgefahren haben; (in details) → sich verzettelt haben; to get bogged down (lit) → stecken bleiben; (fig also) → sich festfahren; (in details) → sich verzetteln