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in the weeds
What does in the weeds mean?
Restaurant industry shorthand for being hopelessly behind — tickets piling up, sauté pans on fire, brain offline. Said by cooks and servers when the rail has won and they're just trying to survive the next twenty minutes.
"Don't even look at me right now, I'm in the weeds."
Frequently asked questions
What does 'in the weeds' mean?
It means being so buried in orders you can't see daylight — overwhelmed, especially in a busy kitchen or service.
How do you use 'in the weeds' in a sentence?
A server might shout 'I'm in the weeds, can someone run food?'
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