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*bogged down
stuck; prevented from making progress. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; become ~.) The students became bogged down with the algebra problems. The Smiths really got bogged down in decorating their house.

bog down

to become encumbered and slow. (As if one were walking through a bog and getting stuck in the mud. Often preceded by a form of get.) The process bogged down and almost stopped. The truck got bogged down in the mud soon after it started.

bog standard  (British informal)
completely ordinary I just want a completely bog standard washing machine.
See also: standard

bog down somebody/something also bog somebody/something down
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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2) Keep it boggy Unless you have a naturally boggy area in your garden that you want to plant up, the chances are you're going to have to create somewhere suitable from scratch for plants that like constant dampness and bogginess.
There's no bogginess underfoot and it's a chance to play some running rugby and hopefully get a few tries in.
Prostate examination may be normal or may reveal tenderness, bogginess, firmness, or the presence of one or more nodules.
 
 
 
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