drown in something
1. . Lit. to be asphyxiated in some liquid. Wouldn't you hate to drown in that nasty, smelly water? lam not choosy about what I don't want to drown in.
2. Fig. to experience an overabundance of something. We are just drowning in cabbage this year. Our garden is full of it. They were drowning in bills, not money to pay them with.
drown someone in something
Fig. to inundate someone with something. (See also
drown in something.)
I will drown you in money and fine clothes. Mike drowned the nightclub singer in fancy jewels and furs. drown (someone or an animal) in something
to cause someone or an animal to die of asphyxiation in a liquid. He accidentally drowned the cat in the bathtub. She drowned herself in the lake.