Hi guys! I hope you're all doing well and I'm not too busy with life!
So in this video I'm gonna show you three expressions you can use when you
are busy and when you are working hard. These expressions are all very commonly
used nowadays because most of us work really hard and are busy all the time, so
after this video make sure you go outside and practice using these
expressions! Okay then let's jump into number one. The first expression about
being busy is to be swamped, to be swamped. So have a look at this example
conversation and see if you can guess the meaning. "Are you coming out with us
tonight?" "I wish I could but I'm just so swamped with work I don't think I can." So
as you can see from this example to be swamped is used to show that you are
crazy busy with work and that you feel very overwhelmed by it because it's
tough to finish everything you have to do. This expression is very common when
you're talking to a friend or a colleague about all the work you have to do, so try
to use it the next time you feel very busy.
The next one is quite similar to swamped and it is snowed under, snowed under. Again look at this conversation and see
if you can guess what it means. "I feel completely snowed under with all the
work my boss keeps giving me." So as you can see just like swamped to be snowed under with something means
to have a lot of work to do and you feel overwhelmed or stressed by it it shows that you feel very bad about this situation. You can be
snowed under with something like "I'm snowed under with work" or you can be
snowed under at somewhere like this "I'm snowed under at the office" These are
slightly different but essentially they mean the same thing, they mean that
you're very busy and that you're stressed out by that.
The next expression I have for you today is tied up, tied up. Again take a look at this
example "Hey I haven't seen you in ages" "I know I'm sorry I've just been so tied up
in my new job I haven't been able to see any of my friends in ages" So what do you
think this means well to be tied up means to be so busy that you are unable
to see or speak to anyone else or unable to do anything else. It's like you're
literally tied up with rope and you can't do anything else. This is often
used when talking about work or school assignments and it's a little bit
informal. Okay so these were three useful expressions you can use to express
yourself when you're really busy at work or at school. So just a quick recap these
expressions are to be swamped, snowed under, and tied up. Okay thanks for
watching guys and try your best to memorize these expressions and practice
using them whenever you're speaking in English. Okay that's it from me see you
next time