Definitions by Hypercycloid

drinking from the firehose 

to be overwhelmed (with information, work, etc.); to do something intensely; to be inundated

I'm still drinking from the firehose, learning all about working in this new world that I find myself in.

I've been drinking from the firehose this semester, trying to pass all these chemistry courses.

drinking from the firehose by Hypercycloid September 6, 2008

drinking from the firehose 

to be overwhelmed (with information, work, etc.); to do something intensely; to be inundated

I'm still drinking from the firehose, learning all about working in this new world that I find myself in.

I've been drinking from the firehose this semester, trying to pass all these chemistry courses.

drinking from the firehose by Hypercycloid July 18, 2006