From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbog somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1 DELAYif a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made Talks to settle the pay dispute have become bogged down.be/get bogged down in something Don’t let yourself get bogged down in minor details.2 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONif something gets bogged down, it becomes stuck in soft ground and is unable to movebe/get bogged down in something The car got bogged down in the mud.Grammar Bog down is usually passive. → bog
Examples from the Corpus
bog down• If the necklace is bogging me down, then those things are doing it too. 