swimming in something
swim in (something)
1. Literally, to immerse oneself in a pool or body of water and swim in it. We went swimming in the lake out back every day during the summer.
2. By extension, to be totally covered with or submerged in some liquid. There were a few measly strawberries swimming in cream, so it wasn't much of a dessert.
3. To have or experience an abundance or overabundance of something. Don't worry about your cousins, their parents are swimming in money. You don't need any more toys—you and your sister are positively swimming in them. When we opened our doors, we were swimming in customers within minutes.
See also: swim
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
swimming in something
in. having lots of something. Right now we are swimming in merchandise. In a month it will be gone.
See also: something, swimming
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- swim in
- swim in (something)
- swimming in
- plunge into
- plunge into (something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone