Definition of "bogged down" []

• Stuck, as if in a bog. (adjective)
• Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower. (adjective)

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• "Though Bush had been adamant in wishing Saddams ouster, he was now equally adamant not to see Americans bogged down in a civil war."
• "U.S. and British efforts within the Perm Five to agree on a resolution to “rehat” the AU force in Darfur into a UN operation bogged down by mid-August."
• "Given enough time, Alexander could have taken Termessus, but the king did not want to get bogged down in a protracted siege."