phrasedrown with1.be drowning in sthinformal if you are drowning in something, you have so much of it that you cannot deal with it: I'm drowning in work at the moment. Can I call you back later?Some businesses are drowning in data, but cannot get the information they need.2.drown sth in/with sth to cover a dish with too much of another liquid food: Grant drowned his pancakes with syrup.The fish was well cooked, but drowned in a sauce that was lumpy and rather tasteless.