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like drinking through a fire hose

Used to express the challenge of assimilating a large amount of information quickly
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Learning the ropes on his new job with all its intricacies was like drinking from a fire hose.

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Submitted on November 29, 2019

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comme boire dans un tuyau d'incendie

jak picie przez wąż strażacki

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