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 figuratively

It's easy to get bogged down in details.

2

: to become stuck in wet ground

The car bogged down in the mud.

—often used figuratively

The story bogs down after the second chapter.

Examples of bog down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supporters in France hope that the bill can be made a law by 2027, but critics hope there is still time to bog down the bill between chambers and chip away at the MPs who voted for it. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025

Remove Administrative Inefficiencies Eliminating administrative inefficiencies that bog down operations is key. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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. —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

Rhymes for bog down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown