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be up to your ears in something idiom to be very busy, or to have more of something than you can manage: 忙于…;埋头于…;深陷于… I'm up to my ears in work.我现在工作忙得不可开交。 She's up to her ears in debt.她债台高筑。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples having a lot to do busyI was busy clearing out the shed. up to your ears in somethingI'm up to my ears in chores! up to your eyeballs in somethingDon't bother her - she's up to her eyeballs in paperwork. up to your eyes in somethingI'm up to my eyes in work at the moment. up to your neck in somethingI can't help, I'm up to my neck in schoolwork. have your hands fullI have my hands full with the kids at the moment, so I can't take on any more work. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Busy and active abustle be (as) busy as a beeidiom be all goidiom be at workidiom be back in harnessidiom boot frenetic frenetically gangbusters girlie swot hard-working peak plate rev run around run round run round in circlesidiom run round like a headless chickenidiom rush/run someone off their feetidiom spread
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