He was trying to 'drown his fears'. [=to get drunk so that he wouldn't be afraid]
I'm being 'drowned in' paperwork. [=I'm being overwhelmed by paperwork]
Noise from the passing airplane 'drowned out' our conversation.
(..) - Then I'll find somebody who does. I won't abandon her a second time. The forest gains its strength from your weakness. Do you drink to drown your sorrows, or your conscience? What concern is it of yours why I drink? I suppose a mans sorrows are his own. What does a young girl (..)2012 Snow White and the Huntsman