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JCDenton Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Weeds
Hi guys,
could you please help me with the meaning of this word in the banking context?
What does it mean if the worker in a bank say:
I'm in the weeds(???) and I've got quarterly review coming up....
does someone know it?
thanks in advance
Best Regards
JCD
could you please help me with the meaning of this word in the banking context?
What does it mean if the worker in a bank say:
I'm in the weeds(???) and I've got quarterly review coming up....
does someone know it?
thanks in advance
Best Regards
JCD
Top answer
Just a guess, but I'd take it in a golfing context. (Don't bankers spend their days golfing, anyway? ) How about a mixed metaphor?
- Just a guess, but I'd take it in a golfing context.
- (Don't bankers spend their days golfing, anyway?
- ) How about a mixed metaphor?
- When your ball ends up in the weeds, it puts you behind the eight ball.
- (in a bad position) I think he simply means because of various circumstances (or bad "play" on his part) he's faced with extra work to do, and this is compounded because of the upcoming quarterly review(s).
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Just a guess, but I'd take it in a golfing context. (Don't bankers spend their days golfing, anyway? I mean, especially since they've received all this bailout money?)
How about a mixed metaphor? When your ball ends up in the weeds, it puts you behind the eight ball. (in a bad position)
I think he simply means because of various circumstances (or bad "play" on his part) he's
How about a mixed metaphor? When your ball ends up in the weeds, it puts you behind the eight ball. (in a bad position)
I think he simply means because of various circumstances (or bad "play" on his part) he's
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well, i've never heard that expression being used by a banker. but i know that it is used by waiters in a restaurant....when a waiter is serving too many people at once and finds it difficult to manage, he may say ......'i'm in the weeds and need some one to help me with some of my orders....''. hope this helps!
Anshrik
Anshrik
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Hi anshrik, and welcome to English Forums.
I was going to add the same comment - it's a term from waiting tables.
It translates to other industries - I have too many things to do and I can't keep up.
I was going to add the same comment - it's a term from waiting tables.
It translates to other industries - I have too many things to do and I can't keep up.
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Wow! Thanks for the correction, guys. I know golf is "in the rough," but some places have weeds. I guess even bankers wait tables. 
Edit. Google has quite a variety. Fishermen also have trouble with weeds.
"Deep in the weeds of X" has become popular as meaning "off the beaten path," or "involv
Edit. Google has quite a variety. Fishermen also have trouble with weeds.
"Deep in the weeds of X" has become popular as meaning "off the beaten path," or "involv
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Hi guys,
An expression I've heard and used is 'I'm in the long grass', meaning that I am caught up in a lot of complexities and details that are not very relevant to my main goal.
Clive
An expression I've heard and used is 'I'm in the long grass', meaning that I am caught up in a lot of complexities and details that are not very relevant to my main goal.
Clive
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