2009, Kurt Johnston, Mark Oestreicher, My School, Zondervan (→ISBN)
Or, worse yet, you've been so slammed with working on a massive science project about helium that you haven't stayed caught up in any of your other classes. (You're also really lightheaded because you've been playing with the helium too[…])
2011, Elin Hilderbrand, Silver Girl: A Novel, Reagan Arthur Books (→ISBN)
But I'm so slammed that I can't, in good conscience, take on another project. I'm sorry.” Meredith had immediately backpedaled, saying yes, of course, she understood. And then she'd retreated—shellshocked and dejected— back into the ...
2015, Sara Humphreys, Brave the Heat, Sourcebooks, Inc. (→ISBN)
Because they'd been so slammed, there had been more than one occasion when Veronica and Cookie were out on a job or buried in work in the back, leaving Jordan ...
2017, Nicole Lapin, Boss Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career, Currency (→ISBN), page 99:
It's because you are fabulous, of course, but also because if they are so slammed that they can't even make time for a face-to-face interview, trust me, they want to check the box that this position is filled so they can get on ...
2020, Marie Force, How Much I Care, HTJB, Inc. (→ISBN)
We've been so slammed, and Jason has been a godsend to us over the last couple of months. He's arranged his schedule at Miami-Dade General Hospital, where he and Carmen both work, to be here on Thursday afternoons.
2020, Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Noir, Akashic Books (→ISBN)
“We've been jammed with so much, trying to get our TV show back on the air,” Buck apologized. “I've just been so slammed with so many things.” I said it was no problem. The sun streaked past my passenger window.
2018 February 1, Monika dos Santos, Jean-Francois Pelletier, The Social Constructions and Experiences of Madness, BRILL, →ISBN, page 34:
She justifies the systemic response by constructing demand and positioning herself as 'absolutely slammed' in a 'work load intensive environment.' Una acknowledges consumer disappointment: 'you know that's not what they are there for'[…]
2019 June 3, Bob Oedy, The Million Dollar Organizer: 365 Tips for Professional Union Organizers, eBookIt.com, →ISBN:
There will be times when you are absolutely slammed. Learn to enjoy a crazy, hectic schedule. You'll find that multiple appointments and back-toback meetings will stretch you in ways you've never thought of.
2020 February 26, Suesan Bentley, My Father, Taken, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
I have several clients, and with a buyer's market, I'm very slammed.” “That's okay. I understand.” “Well, I was going to suggest something. Seeing how I am showing houses all over, when in the area and free, I can stop by and see your[…]
2021 September 16, Olivia Spooner, A Way Back to Happy, Head of Zeus Ltd, →ISBN:
Sorry I haven't been able to help more, I've been absolutely slammed at work.” In between mouthfuls of food, I fill Lily in. I feel as if I haven't eaten in days. Which is close to the truth. It's nice to have Lily here to listen to my[…]
very drunk:
2012 November 12, Donald West J, Male Prostitution, Routledge, →ISBN, page 123:
Q. You get very slammed? A. Yes. But if I just go out for social drinks, a couple of pints. A. And how often do you go out and get really slammed? Q. About once a fortnight. But I get stoned [i.e. on cannabis] all the time. It's better.
2021 July 16, Emma Lea, Royal Refinement: A Sweet Royal Romance, Emma Lea:
I expected them to get absolutely slammed, especially with all the free booze on offer, but they drank moderately and spent most of the time talking or dancing. They didn't interact with the other patrons, and although they were[…]
smashed, hit forcefully (verb):
2021 November 1, Russell Wild, Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 334:
But those who were slammed, truly slammed, were those who had more on the stock side of their portfolios than they should have. It happens, and it happens especially after bull markets, as investors saw in the several years prior to[…]
2020 July 1, Mike Dowsett, CHERNOBYLITE: A fast-paced kidnap action thriller, DowCorp Press, →ISBN:
He was only a little guy and he got absolutely slammed when I burst through the door like a human battering ram. I sent him flying down the hall, then he continued sliding on his back, already unconscious. 'Knock, knock,' I said with a[…]
very full of people, busy:
2012 January 5, Doc Hendley, Wine to Water: How One Man Saved Himself While Trying to Save the World, Penguin, →ISBN:
Then, one evening in the spring of 2002, the bar was absolutely slammed. It was a Tuesday, ten-cent-hot-wings night, and the local Pagan's Saints gang had the 19th Hole overflowing with leathers, mullets, and ponytails.
2013, Jane Porter, The Good Wife, Berkley, →ISBN, page 302:
Lauren was at work the next morning, absolutely slammed, the waiting area filled with people and a crowd outside all waiting to get in because it was Father's Day and everyone wanted to treat their dad. Their wait time was running close[…]
2016 September 8, George S. Fleetwood, Put Another Pin in the Map: The Interesting Places I’ve Seen and the Food I’ve Eaten, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
The tavern was absolutely slammed, but we finally found a crease at the bar where we could sidle up to and order a pint. The redhaired Irish lass tending bar poured us a nice glass of stout and we began to check out the clientele.
2021 August 30, Millie King, Suckled Brats 12-Pack : Books 1 to 12, Taboo Ink:
It was a Sunday and we'd been absolutely slammed. I think there was some kind of concert in the town-centre and the footfall absolutely killed us. I hadn't planned for it at all. I'd sent the staff home early when everything turned[…]
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2017 February 27, Victoria Dahl, Close Enough to Touch: A Romance Novel, HQN Books, →ISBN, page 264:
“Is that all they do?” “As far as I know,” Jenny answered. “And that's all I ever need to know about it.” Grace wanted to stay there with Jenny, talking and hiding, but pitcher night was busy, and Jenny was too slammed to hang out.
2019 January 1, Sawyer Bennett, Wicked Knight, Big Dog Books, LLC, →ISBN, page 162:
Bridger and I just assume Kyle's more slammed than Kizner, since he's the guy who brought the entire club down. We imagined he'd have debriefings upon debriefings and wouldn't surface for a while. In fact, I wondered if I'd ever get to[…]
