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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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(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
When I started the new job, I had to drink from a firehose, trying to learn dozens of systems in a week.
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When I started the new job, I had to drink from a firehose, trying to learn dozens of systems in a week.
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