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
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to die by drowning; to drown
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
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
being immersed in water; being drowned; being infatuated; being dazed; being blinded by
to drown; to get addicted; to become infatuated
talented men are ruined by their own talent
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
talented men are ruined by their own talent
to come near being drowned
a fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies; a life given to dissolute pleasures