bog down

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bog down someone/something

to cause someone or something to stop developing or moving forward. The film bogs down after a really great beginning.

Etymology: based on the idea of being trapped in a bog (= area of soft, wet earth)

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Increased flexibility: without the hassle of jet ownership, maintenance fees, crew costs and storage expenses, there are no extra expenditures to bog down the experience. Top ten reasons to charter a private jet by Napoliello, Michael E., Jr. / Los Angeles Business Journal And while it's easy to ask every client for tax returns and financial statements early on, doing so will only bog down the underwriting process and discourage potential buyers and borrowers from doing business with you. Does your client have enough money? by Yoffe, Mark / Real Estate Weekly Heavy rains, freezing mud, and below-zero temperatures caused German troops, still wearing their summer uniforms, to bog down just outside Moscow in December 1941. Forces of nature have halted invading armies, prompted political ... by New York Times Upfront More results

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Increased flexibility: without the hassle of jet ownership, maintenance fees, crew costs and storage expenses, there are no extra expenditures to bog down the experience.

Top ten reasons to charter a private jet by Napoliello, Michael E., Jr. / Los Angeles Business Journal

And while it's easy to ask every client for tax returns and financial statements early on, doing so will only bog down the underwriting process and discourage potential buyers and borrowers from doing business with you.

Does your client have enough money? by Yoffe, Mark / Real Estate Weekly

Heavy rains, freezing mud, and below-zero temperatures caused German troops, still wearing their summer uniforms, to bog down just outside Moscow in December 1941.

Forces of nature have halted invading armies, prompted political ... by New York Times Upfront

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