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词汇 in-the-weeds
释义

in the weeds


idiomUSinformal
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.
concerned with small details, often when this prevents you from understanding what is important:
He's one of those rare people who can get down in the weeds and work on the details, but still see the big picture.
I don't want to get too lost in the weeds, but there is a margin of error.
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