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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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