get on top of sb
使吃不消;使应接不暇
to be too much for sb to manage or deal with
All this extra work is getting on top of him.这么多的额外工作快使他吃不消了。
get on top of sth
设法驾驭;处理
to manage to control or deal with sth
How will I ever get on top of all this work?我究竟怎样才处理得了这么多的工作?
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版