be up to eyes inbe up to (your) ears/eyeballs/eyes in (something)
British, American & Australian, American to have too much of something, especially work.
We're up to our eyeballs in decorating at the moment.
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be up to (one's) eyes in (something)
To have too much of something; to be overwhelmed by something. I'm still unpacking, so I'm up to my eyes in boxes.If any of my guys get hurt at the construction site, I'll be up to my eyes in paperwork.
be up to your ˈeyes/ˈeyeballs in something
have a lot of something to deal with: He was up to his eyes in debt.