铺天盖地 (pū tiān gài dì) — overwhelming; widespread; covering the whole landscape (figurative)

Definition

Examples

• 关于那件事的报道一时铺天盖地，人人都在谈论。
  Guān yú nà jiàn shì de bào dào yì shí pū tiān gài dì, rén rén dōu zài tán lùn.
  The reports about that incident were enormous, spreading everywhere — everyone was talking about it.
• 双十一的广告铺天盖地，几乎每个网站都能看到。
  Shuāng shí yī de guǎng gào pū tiān gài dì, jī hū měi gè wǎng zhàn dōu néng kàn dào.
  The advertisements for Singles' Day were everywhere; you could see them on almost every website.
• 沙尘暴铺天盖地而来，整个城市都笼罩在黄沙中。
  Shā chén bào pū tiān gài dì ér lái, zhěng gè chéng shì dōu lǒng zhào zài huáng shā zhōng.
  The sandstorm came in a huge wall, covering the whole city in a haze of yellow dust.