bog in

Definitions

1. To start eating with gusto.
   Australia, intransitive, slang
2. To tackle a task vigorously.
   Australia, intransitive, slang
3. To halt the progress of.
   passive, transitive, usually

Examples

“He closed the door and motioned them to a tray. `Bog in, it's all on the house.'”

“The soldiers swept into the trench with a cheer⟳! Some of the Turks remained to argue⟳ the point⟳ with the Australians, but the bulk of them ran squealing, for fear of being stuck, like⟳ pigs, to the second trench. Those Turks who stopped to argue⟳, argue⟳ no more. `Advance, Australia!' resounded through the bushes. `Into the cows! Bog in, boys, bog in!'”

“North of the Alps, you can have⟳ heat and sun--but some summers (if you go far enough north) you can also be bogged in by rain⟳ and enough chill that you have⟳ to go out and buy⟳ wool hats.”

“The vehicle then got bogged in by tidal movements, Sgt Sears said.”

“I hope⟳ that they aren’t too bogged in with the snow⟳.”

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