(US) To come to a dead-end.

A road with no exit. / (by extension, figuratively) A position that offers no hope of progress.

Utterly consuming one's time and attention.

present participle of engross

The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

(idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).

(US, Canada) Without any activity or purpose. / (idiomatic) In an uncertain position or situation. / Not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed.

The form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.

(idiomatic) The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope. / (idiomatic) The point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay.

(computing) An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.