List of idiomas related to landscape. A list of idioms in alphabetical order can be found following this link Idioms - alphabetical order
- A drop in the ocean
- A small amount compared to the amount required.
- His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
- A slippery slope
- A series of events that become out of control and create worse problems.
- His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
- An uphill struggle
- When making progress is very difficult.
- It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she wanted.
- To be swamped
- To be overwhelmed by too much work.
- He is swamped with work.
- Get the lie/lay of the land
- To wait until you have all the information about a situation or problem.
- I'm not sure what's going to happen. That's why I'm coming in early. I want to get the lay of the land.
- To get bogged down with
- To get stuck on a particular point and be unable to make progress.
- Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints
- Out of the woods
- To be free from problems/danger.
- It's too soon to say if either airline is out of the woods yet.