to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to die by drowning; to drown
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
to drown; to cause to be indulged or addicted
a drowning man will catch at a straw
to drown; to get addicted; to become infatuated
talented men are ruined by their own talent
to come near being drowned