drugged up to the eyeballs

drugged up to the eyeballs

Heavily under the influence of drugs. I don't remember anything from after my surgery—I was drugged up to the eyeballs!
See also: drug, eyeball, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drugged up to the eyeballs

If someone is drugged up to the eyeballs, they have taken a lot of drugs which have strongly affected them. He wasn't making much sense, lying in his hospital bed, drugged up to the eyeballs.
See also: drug, eyeball, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

drugged up to the ˈeyeballs

have taken or been given a lot of drugs: She was drugged up to the eyeballs, but still in a lot of pain.
See also: drug, eyeball, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • eyeballs out
  • get an eyeball on (someone or something)
  • get an eyeball on someone/something
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • eyeball to eyeball
  • phumfed
  • up to eyeballs
  • up to one’s eyeballs
  • up to your eyeballs
  • eyeball
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