up to your ears in debt
up to (one's) ears in debt
Having an excessive or overwhelming amount of debt. Our cash flow is good, but we're up to our ears in debt, which is a big strain on the company. You'll be up to your ears in debt if you don't stop charging everything.
See also: debt, ear, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
up to your ears in debt
If you are up to your ears in debt, you owe a lot of money. Tom was still up to his ears in debt with no prospect of work.
See also: debt, ear, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- up to (one's) ears in debt
- head over heels in debt
- out of debt
- in debt
- (something) or no (something)
- something or no something
- pay (one's) debt
- pay debt
- go into hock
- neither a borrower nor a lender be