bog down
phrasal verb
bogged down; bogging down; bogs down
1
: to cause (something) to sink in wet ground
The mud bogged down the car.
The car got bogged down in the mud.
—often used figurativelyIt's easy to get bogged down in details.
2
: to become stuck in wet ground
The car bogged down in the mud.
—often used figurativelyThe story bogs down after the second chapter.
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While full automation isn’t possible for every part of the process, many of the tedious and repetitive steps that could otherwise bog down your work can be sufficiently automated.
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John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That may be one explanation for the phony structural razzle-dazzle that bogs down Barry Levinson’s period crime drama, which stars Robert De Niro as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two of New York’s most legendary mob bosses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Whereas traditional testing often involved what was referred to as linear execution (where test cases ran sequentially), this proved to bog down the whole process.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But flashbacks of a man who knew the bomber as a young man and now walks the streets tend to bog down the story.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
That may be one explanation for the phony structural razzle-dazzle that bogs down Barry Levinson’s period crime drama, which stars Robert De Niro as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two of New York’s most legendary mob bosses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Whereas traditional testing often involved what was referred to as linear execution (where test cases ran sequentially), this proved to bog down the whole process.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But flashbacks of a man who knew the bomber as a young man and now walks the streets tend to bog down the story.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Bog down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog%20down. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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