English Dictionary

in the weeds

prep_phrase

(idiomatic) Immersed or entangled in details or complexities. / (idiomatic, restaurant slang, of a cook or server) Overwhelmed with diners' orders.

I found myself in the weeds during the busy season.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Immersed or entangled in details or complexities.

It was in a series of such back-and-forth sessions that Rumsfeld crafted the war on Iraq. . . . [G]enerals were alarmed to see a Defense Secretary get so far down in the weeds of a military operation.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, restaurant slang, of a cook or server) Overwhelmed with diners' orders.

Anger may be the only recourse when you're in the weeds, as chefs call the nightmare of not being ready when orders pour in and you fall behind and can't see a way out.