stagger under



stagger under something

to struggle or totter under a serious burden, either a heavy object or a serious problem or responsibility. The welfare budget is staggering under the burden of having to care for many people. Sam staggered under the heavy load and finally fell.
See also: stagger

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stigr-Ancient Scandinavian
HeinrichHIEN-rikh (German)German, Ancient Germanic
MarenMAH-ren (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
JarvisJAHR-visEnglish
Reannon-English (Rare)
Paulien-Dutch