be unable to manage (impf of зашитьс Anglophile); mend; sew up; stitch up; board; cover (with); face; in the weeds (быть очень занятым на работе — часто может относиться к работникам сферы обслуживания (официантам) • I'm really in the weeds right now with all these tables, can you help me out? vogeler)

Игорь Миг

be in a bind

Gruzovik, inf.

fall behind with one's work; be unable to cope with; be unable to manage (impf of зашиться)

idiom.

have a lot on your plate (Lapelmike)

inf.

be overwhelmed (with work Anglophile); be unable to cope with (Anglophile); be snowed under (I had to stay downtown and work late last night because we were snowed under at the office george serebryakov); work is really piling up around here (VLZ_58)

Makarov., inf.

be unable to cope (with); be unable to manage

зашивать

: 27 phrases in 6 subjects

Figurative	1
General	11
Idiomatic	1
Informal	4
Makarov	9
Medical	1