bog down
phr. v..phr. v.. to get stuck in too much detail or work so that you cannot make progress.
phr. v.. to cause something to slow down or stop making progress; often used in the passive voice to describe being overwhelmed by complexity or literal mud.
Don't get bogged down in the small details.
The project got bogged down in legal discussions and took much longer than we expected.
The peace negotiations were bogged down by historical grievances that neither side was willing to overlook for the sake of the future.
most commonly used in the passive form 'get bogged down' followed by the preposition 'in'.
explain the literal origin of a vehicle getting stuck in a 'bog' (wet, muddy ground) to help students visualize the feeling of being unable to move forward.
We bogged down in the work.We got bogged down in the work.while it can be active, learners almost always need the 'get + past participle' structure to describe the state of being stuck.