- be up to eyes in something
- be 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.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be up to eyes in something
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open (someone's) eyes to (something) — to make someone understand something for the first time and know how difficult or unpleasant it is. Having children of my own opened my eyes to the hurt I had caused my parents … New idioms dictionary
open someone's eyes to something — open someone’s eyes to something phrase to make someone realize the truth about a situation It was this incident that opened my eyes to her true character. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry: eye … 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
close your eyes to something — phrase to ignore something bad that is happening when you should be doing something to stop it The government cannot close its eyes to this disease. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym to ignore something,… … Useful english dictionary
shut your eyes to something — phrase to refuse to pay attention to something, usually something bad We can no longer shut our eyes to what’s happening to these children. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym to ignore something, or to not… … Useful english dictionary
open (your) eyes to (something) — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. He s finally opened his eyes to what has been going on behind his back … New idioms dictionary
close your eyes to something — close (your/its) eyes to (something) to ignore something. As a cop, I can t close my eyes to illegal drugs, even when I m not working. The church cannot close its eyes to suffering … New idioms dictionary
close its eyes to something — close (your/its) eyes to (something) to ignore something. As a cop, I can t close my eyes to illegal drugs, even when I m not working. The church cannot close its eyes to suffering … New idioms dictionary
close eyes to something — close (your/its) eyes to (something) to ignore something. As a cop, I can t close my eyes to illegal drugs, even when I m not working. The church cannot close its eyes to suffering … New idioms dictionary
close your eyes to something — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects. You can t just shut your eyes to your problems and … New idioms dictionary
