to bog down
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5.8
- phrasal verb
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- The project began to bog down when they faced technical difficulties that halted progress.
And due to all sorts of other issues bogging them down, that was not able to happen.
- And due to all sorts of other issues bogging them down, that was not able to happen.
- All of that stuff would play into just kind of bogging down.
Examples
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Rather, he was trying to keep it from completely bogging down.
Blog text (18) -
The investigation was bogged down by our town's uncertain memory.
Fiction book (1998) -
Yes, I know how easy it is to get bogged down with a company on location.
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Let us not get bogged down on this.
Academic text (1998) -
Clearly, the growth process in the East was bogging down.
Academic text (1991) -
As talks began to bog down again, governments in both countries changed again.
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I just don't want to get bogged down.
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Do you feel like your IT career is stalled or bogging down?
Blog text (26) -
Again, this discussion is getting bogged down in fine details, which isn't the point.
Blog text (29) -
Earlier, the Falcons had to settle for a 20-yard field goal after bogging down deep in New Orleans territory.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
180
2.2
To be unable to move or continue because something blocks you
21
3.2
To block a pipe or passage so flow stops
21
5.8
To become stuck and unable to make progress because of problems
12
7.7
To reach a point where you cannot continue because you are very tired or stuck
10
5.8
Slow down until it stops moving or working
9
3.7
To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it
8
4.6
Reach a point where you cannot continue
6
7.2
To make moving parts stuck with dirt or glue so they stop working
2
6.1
To get stuck or slow down during an activity
2
5.3
To face an unexpected problem that prevents progress
2
6.0
To become narrow and slow progress
Progress stops because people disagree or something blocks it
Antonyms
How Stuck
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'bog' already means 'to stall or become stuck' and the particle 'down' simply signals movement into that state or intensification, so the composite meaning 'to become or cause to become stuck / unable to make progress' is directly derivable from the constituents. This verb+particle composition is a common and predictable English pattern, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Bog down comes from the image of a wheel or person sinking into a bog, soft muddy ground, and going down until they cannot move. That's why we say something 'bogs down' when it becomes 'stuck' or 'unable to make progress'.