Getting into the Weeds

May 4th, 2011 by admin

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  1. Elizabeth Lightwood:

    November 9th, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    “Into the weeds” is an unfortunate phrase to use in the context of medical marijuana.

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    August 26th, 2012 at 11:05 am

    [...] weeds’ come from and does it mean what I think it means?” A short search found this site, The Word Detective, and an illuminating description of the phrase. It’s interesting that this metaphor came up for [...]

  3. Mark:

    September 23rd, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    As a career fine-dining server, I always assumed the phrase suggested the idea that the person in question was so overwhelmed that the metaphorical “weeds” had sprung up around them, diminishing their ability to accomplish tasks quickly. I have also heard it described as a state of affairs in which one has several tasks that need to be completed simultaneously, but with little or no time to do so (often because of short-sightedness or carelessness).

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