An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. .
Some small Marshes and Swamps there are, but more profitable than hurtfull.
A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
We two...in this swamp of iniquity...together we can bring redress to an unjust world.
The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
On InfoWars, Alex Jones told his audience, "This is over the top sickening. Next they'll say Jeffrey Epstein never even existed. This is the swamp winning. No one is buying this."
Early attestations (starting in 1624) are from North America, but the term was probably in local use in Britain earlier. The etymology is not entirely certain; it is probably a fusion of Middle Englis...
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I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system.
To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
The Whig majority of the house of Lords was swamped by the creation of twelve Tory peers.