Scenario 2: When you're way too busy to breathe 🌊 "My to-do list is longer than my life!" 😅 💻 DailyEnglish 02 Got a mountain of work? Emails piling up? What do native speakers say instead of "I'm busy" when they are completely overwhelmed? 💬 "I'm swamped." (I'm extremely busy / I'm drowning in work). A swamp is a wetland. When you say you are "swamped," it is like you are sinking in your tasks and cannot get out. ✅ Example: - B1: I'm so swamped today. - B2: I'm totally swamped with work right now. - C1: I'm completely swamped, so I might have to take a rain check.