"drink from a fire hose" meaning in Anglais

See drink from a fire hose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

  1. Assumer plus de responsabilités qu’on peut les gérer. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-drink_from_a_fire_hose-en-verb-4StXPWU7 Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
  2. Consommer trop d’information. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-drink_from_a_fire_hose-en-verb-qyU~Qzq4 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: drink from a firehose, drink from a fire hydrant

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for drink from a fire hose meaning in Anglais (1.4kB)

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    "Composé de drink (« boire »), from, a et fire hose (« tuyau d’incendie »), littéralement « boire de l’eau [directement] venant d’un tuyau d’incendie »."
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        "Consommer trop d’information."
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