Last Updated:2025/11/22
(idiomatic) To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an uncapped, unfiltered amount / (idiomatic) To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity
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drink from a firehose
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Source Word
drink from a firehose
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(比喩的)膨大な量の情報や仕事に圧倒されること / (比喩的)膨大で管理しきれない量の中から、必要な部分だけを取り出そうとする状況 / (比喩的)情報の洪水や仕事量の大きさに対する対処困難な状態
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