in up to (one's) ears
in up to (one's) ears
Extremely busy (with something); deeply or overly involved (in something). There's no way I can take a vacation right now, I'm in up to my ears with work at the moment! I only meant to be have a consulting role in David's new business venture, but before I knew it I was in up to my ears!
See also: ear, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bring somebody/come down to earth
- bring (one) down to earth
- bring down to earth
- get carried away with (someone or something)
- Ooh, get you!
- bullheaded
- bull-headed
- pixel peeper
- pixel peeping
- a mummy's/mother's boy