English Dictionary

drink from a firehose

動詞

慣用表現

(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

日本語の意味

（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

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

新しい仕事を始めたとき、1週間で何十ものシステムを覚えようとしながら、情報に圧倒されていました。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an uncapped, unfiltered amount

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity

If we are to be drinking from a firehose, with billions of web pages at our fingertips, then we should possess the skills to manage its flow.

drinks from a firehose （ present singular third-person ）

drinking from a firehose （ participle present ）

drank from a firehose （ past ）

drunk from a firehose （ participle past ）