bog in
(Australia, intransitive, slang) To tackle a task vigorously.
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(Australia, intransitive, slang) To tackle a task vigorously.
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(Australia, intransitive, slang) To start eating with gusto.
He closed the door and motioned them to a tray. `Bog in, it's all on the house.'
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(transitive, usually in the passive) To halt the progress of.
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.
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Scottish slang that covers the full spectrum of gross: something bogging can be putrid, filthy, revolting, or just deeply unpleasant. It's used to describe bad smells, horrible food, unhygienic conditions, or anything that triggers a visceral disgust response. Versatile and emphatic, bogging punches harder than 'minging' and is a staple of Scottish everyday speech — especially effective when delivered with full disdain. Often used as a stand-alone exclamation when words otherwise fail.