up to the eyeballs Idiome
up to one's eyeballs in
Idiom(s): up to one's neck (in something) AND up to one's ears (in sth); up to one's eyeballs (in sth)Theme: INVOLVEMENT
having a lot of something; very much involved in something. (Informal.)
• I can't come to the meeting. I'm up to my neck in these reports.
• Mary is up to her ears in her work.
• I am up to my eyeballs in things to do! I can't do any more!
up to the eyeballs (in something)
Extremely active (with something); acutely or ever complex (in something); possessing, abounding up with, or afflicted by an boundless bulk (of something). There's no way I can booty a vacation appropriate now, I'm up to the eyeballs in assignment at the moment! I alone meant to be peripherally complex in David's business venture, but, afore I knew it, I was in up to the eyeballs! Dana was afraid she wouldn't acquisition any assignment as an accountant alive for herself, but she's up to the eyeballs in clients!Learn more: eyeball, upup to the (or your) eyeballs
acclimated to accent the acute amount of an abominable bearings or condition. informal 2000 Time Consumers are up to their eyeballs in debt, and the ache shows. Learn more: eyeball, up
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