зашива́ться

verbreflexiveimperfective (partner заши́ться)rare

1.
to be swamped with work, to be up to one's ears in work, to not manage to get everything done, to not cope
Я совсе́м зашива́юсь на рабо́те.
I'm completely swamped at work.
Colloquial.
2.
(rare) to be completely absorbed in something, to be wrapped up in something
Он совсе́м зашива́ется в свои́х дела́х.
He is completely wrapped up in his own affairs.
Colloquial.
3.
(rare) to have an anti-alcohol implant put in, to get a disulfiram capsule sewn under the skinmedicine
Брат зашива́лся, что́бы бо́льше не пить.
My brother had an anti-alcohol implant put in so he would stop drinking.
Colloquial; of treatment for alcoholism.
4.
(rare) to get caught, to be nabbed, to come unstuck
На таки́х дела́х легко́ зашива́ться.
It's easy to get nabbed on jobs like that.
Slang, of criminals.

Examples

Он зашивается на новой должности.
He's overwhelmed in his new position.
Я совсем зашиваюсь с этой работой.
I'm completely overwhelmed with this work.
Мы зашиваемся перед сдачей проекта.
We're completely overwhelmed in the run-up to the project deadline.

Imperative
ты	зашива́йся
вы	зашива́йтесь

Active present	зашива́ющийся	overwhelmed, swamped, drowning (in work)
Active past	зашива́вшийся	overwhelmed, swamped, bogged down, snowed under
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	зашива́ясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	зашивавшись	while doing (past)

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(Derived from шива́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
зашива́ть	за-	to sew up/sew bringing seam together
зашива́ться	-	to be swamped with work; to be completely absorbed in something; to have an anti-alcohol implant put in; to get caught

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