bog down

verbs

get stuck while doing something
"She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation"
bog, bog down
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
"The mud mired our cart"
bog down, mire
be unable to move further
"The car bogged down in the sand"
bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire
cause to slow down or get stuck
"The vote would bog down the house"
bog, bog down