être dans le jus
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “être dans le jus” mean?
to be swamped, rushed off your feet
Example
“Rappelle-moi plus tard, je suis dans le jus.”
Call me back later, I'm swamped.
Good to know
Literally "in the juice".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: être débordé
More from Québec
- la jobjob, work (feminine in Quebec)
- le bossthe boss
- câler maladeto call in sick
- un shifta work shift
- bûcherto work hard, to slog
- le chômageunemployment benefits (EI)
- faire du temps supplémentaireto do overtime
- la payepayday, the paycheck
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