[Misc] Into the weeds ... what?

[Gwylan]

What's with the phrase "into the weeds"? About two weeks ago, I'd never heard it being used, but now I hear or see it about half a dozen times a day. Where the hell has it come from and why has it been adopted by every second person at work? And how long before our friends up the road start using it for a dig at us?

I don't think I've ever known a phrase become commonplace so quickly,

 

[Goldstone1976]

What's with the phrase "into the weeds"? About twenty years ago, I'd never heard it being used, but now I hear or see it about half a dozen times a day. Where the hell has it come from and why has it been adopted by every second person at work? And how long before our friends up the road start using it for a dig at us?

I don't think I've ever known a phrase become commonplace so quickly,

Edited for my experience...

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Never heard of it

 

[1066familyman]

Never heard it said.

I'd be 'super' excited if I did hear it though.

Let's face it, no one is really excited about anything anymore.

 

[Change at Barnham]

I've never heard the phrase used.

 

[vegster]

Never heard it before, is it a euphemism for coupling with someone who has let their Ladygarden go wild during lockdown ?

 

[McTavish]

"In the weeds" meaning overwhelmed by work I have heard for at least 30 years, mainly when working in restaurants. Never heard "into the weeds."

 

[Horses Arse]

Getting into the weeds? That's been around for ages. Meaning focussing too much on detail at too early a stage with progress stunted as a result.

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[Beach Hut]

Into the weeds is a CPFC saying when it is about to kick off against their local rivals

 

[BN9 BHA]

What's with the phrase "into the weeds"? About two weeks ago, I'd never heard it being used, but now I hear or see it about half a dozen times a day. Where the hell has it come from and why has it been adopted by every second person at work? And how long before our friends up the road start using it for a dig at us?

I don't think I've ever known a phrase become commonplace so quickly,

Maybe just stop the next person that says it and ask them WTF are they banging on about.

 

[AmexRuislip]

NSC translation = into swede(s)
One for [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION]

 

[de la zouch]

Working for San Francisco based tech business meant that unfortunately this phrase has been used around me (but never by me) for at least 15 years!

 

[Gwylan]

Getting into the weeds? That's been around for ages. Meaning focussing too much on detail at too early a stage with progress stunted as a result.

Yeah, that's what it seems to mean. I'd never heard it until a couple of weeks ago ... and I attend a lot of conferences and many business meetings. It just seems to be everywhere at the moment

I'd better get on with responding to this email before I get stuck in the weeds

 

[beorhthelm]

Getting into the weeds? That's been around for ages. Meaning focussing too much on detail at too early a stage with progress stunted as a result.

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been familiar with it for years, slightly different meaning: in the difficult stuff or rarely looked at.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Working for San Francisco based tech business meant that unfortunately this phrase has been used around me (but never by me) for at least 15 years!

I had a feeling it would be something made up by Americans.

 

[Acker79]

https://grammarist.com/idiom/in-the-weeds/

In the weeds is an idiom with two distinct definitions. One definition of in the weeds is to be overwhelmed with work and unable to keep up with the necessary pace. For instance, a waitress who is behind in taking orders from her patrons and bringing food out to her guests is considered to be in the weeds. In this case, in the weeds refers to a rush in a work situation, usually in retail or the hospitality industry. The second definition of in the weeds is to wander into esoteric and unimportant details when one is researching a subject or writing a report. In this case, in the weeds describes being focused on the wrong things. The origin of the idiom in the weeds is unknown. Some believe that it originated during the American Prohibition era, when bootleggers and moonshiners hid their liquor in fields. Others believe it is an aviation term, referring to missing a runway when landing and ending up in the weeds.​

 

[portslade seagull]

Another crap phrase to put on the management bingo card along with blue sky thinking and all the other Americanisms we pick up

 

[BN9 BHA]

Another crap phrase to put on the management bingo card along with blue sky thinking and all the other Americanisms we pick up

This.

Imagine working in a job where you haven’t got a clue what others are talking about.

 

[Gabbafella]

Never heard this saying before, but not surprised it's a yank thing.