up to (one's) ears (in something)

Extremely busy (with something); deeply or overly involved (in something); possessing, filled up with, or overwhelmed by an excessive amount (of something). There's no way I can take a vacation right now, I'm up to my ears in work at the moment! I only meant to be peripherally involved in David's business venture, but before I knew it I was in up to my ears! Dana was worried she wouldn't find any work as an accountant working for herself, but she's up to her ears in clients!See also: ear, up

up to one's ears

(in something) Go to up to one's neck (in something).See also: ear, up

up to one's ears

Also, in up to one's eyes or eyeballs or neck . Deeply involved; also, oversupplied, surfeited. For example, I'm up to my ears in work, or He's in up to his eyes with the in-laws. This hyperbolic and slangy idiom implies one is flooded with something up to those organs. The first was first recorded in 1839; up to the eyes in 1778; to the eyeballs in 1911; to the neck in 1856. See also: ear, up

up to your ears

If you are up to your ears in work or in an unpleasant situation, you are very busy with it or are deeply involved in it. I can't come out this evening — I'm up to my ears in reports. Trimarco's campaign director was said to be up to his ears in dirty business deals.See also: ear, up

up to your ears in

very busy with or deeply involved in. informalSee also: ear, up

up to (one's) ears

Deeply involved or occupied fully: I'm up to my ears in work.See also: ear, up

单词	up to (one's) ears (in something)
释义	up to (one's) ears (in something) up to (one's) ears (in something) Extremely busy (with something); deeply or overly involved (in something); possessing, filled up with, or overwhelmed by an excessive amount (of something). There's no way I can take a vacation right now, I'm up to my ears in work at the moment! I only meant to be peripherally involved in David's business venture, but before I knew it I was in up to my ears! Dana was worried she wouldn't find any work as an accountant working for herself, but she's up to her ears in clients!See also: ear, up up to one's ears (in something) Go to up to one's neck (in something).See also: ear, up up to one's ears Also, in up to one's eyes or eyeballs or neck . Deeply involved; also, oversupplied, surfeited. For example, I'm up to my ears in work, or He's in up to his eyes with the in-laws. This hyperbolic and slangy idiom implies one is flooded with something up to those organs. The first was first recorded in 1839; up to the eyes in 1778; to the eyeballs in 1911; to the neck in 1856. See also: ear, up up to your ears If you are up to your ears in work or in an unpleasant situation, you are very busy with it or are deeply involved in it. I can't come out this evening — I'm up to my ears in reports. Trimarco's campaign director was said to be up to his ears in dirty business deals.See also: ear, up up to your ears in very busy with or deeply involved in. informalSee also: ear, up up to (one's) ears Deeply involved or occupied fully: I'm up to my ears in work.See also: ear, up
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