be swamped by sth;become a scourge; flood; run rampant (/wild) ❍ 表报之多，闹得～。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—275)There is such a flood of statistical forms that they become a scourge.
泛滥成灾fàn làn chénɡ zāi
泛滥：河水涨满溢出。指河水涨溢，造成灾祸；也比喻数量过多，影响极坏。run rampant, run wild, flood, become a scourge, be in flood