be up to your ears in
US /bi ʌp tu jʊər ɪərz ɪn/
UK /bi ʌp tu jʊər ɪərz ɪn/
1.
~에 파묻히다, ~에 푹 빠지다
to be very busy with something, or to have a lot of something, especially problems or work
:
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I'm up to my ears in work this week, so I can't go out.
이번 주에 일이 너무 많아서 나갈 수 없어.
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After the storm, they were up to their ears in debt.
폭풍 후에 그들은 빚이 산더미 같았다.