drink from a firehose

verb2

1. •
   To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.
2. •
   To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.

   • If we are to be drinking from a firehose, with billions of web pages at our fingertips, then we should possess the skills to manage its flow. — 2004