up to (your) neck in (something)

up to (your) neck in (something)
up to (your) neck in (something) to be completely involved in something.

I am up to my neck in assignments and exams at school.

She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.


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  • be up to your neck in something — be 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • up to your neck in something — up to your neck/ears/eyes/in something informal phrase involved in a difficult situation, or with more work to do than you can deal with I’m up to my eyes in work at the moment, but I’ll deal with it as soon as I can. Thesaurus: in a difficult… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) up to your neck in something — be up to your neck in sth idiom to have a lot of sth to deal with • We re up to our neck in debt. • He s in it (= trouble) up to his neck. Main entry: ↑neckidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • be up to neck in something — be 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • be up to your neck in — be 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • I'll wring your neck! — I ll wring (your) neck! informal something that you say when you are very angry with someone. I ll wring his neck if he does it again. I could wring his neck, I feel so annoyed with him …   New idioms dictionary

  • albatross around your neck — albatross around/round (your) neck literary something that you have done or are connected with that keeps causing you problems and stops you from being successful. The company that he founded in 1983 is now an albatross around his neck, making… …   New idioms dictionary

  • albatross round your neck — albatross around/round (your) neck literary something that you have done or are connected with that keeps causing you problems and stops you from being successful. The company that he founded in 1983 is now an albatross around his neck, making… …   New idioms dictionary

  • up to your ears in something — up to your neck/ears/eyes/in something informal phrase involved in a difficult situation, or with more work to do than you can deal with I’m up to my eyes in work at the moment, but I’ll deal with it as soon as I can. Thesaurus: in a difficult… …   Useful english dictionary

  • up to your eyes in something — up to your neck/ears/eyes/in something informal phrase involved in a difficult situation, or with more work to do than you can deal with I’m up to my eyes in work at the moment, but I’ll deal with it as soon as I can. Thesaurus: in a difficult… …   Useful english dictionary

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