词汇 | be up to your neck in |
释义 | Idiom be up to your neck inbe up to (your) neck in (something) 1. to be very busy. Right now I'm up to my neck in work. 2. to be in a difficult or unpleasant situation. He's paid practically nothing and he's up to his neck in debt. be up to (one's) neck in (something)To have too much of something; to be overwhelmed by something. I'm still unpacking my new house, so I'm just up to my neck in boxes. If any of my guys get hurt at the construction site, I'll be up to my neck in paperwork. be up to your ˈneck in something,be in something up to your ˈneck1 have a lot of something to deal with: I’ve been up to my neck in job applications for weeks. 2 be deeply involved in something, especially something dangerous or criminal: He says he knows nothing about the drug smuggling, but the police are sure he’s in it (= trouble) up to his neck. |
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