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Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
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Idiom: Up to the eyes


Idiom Definition

Meaning:

  • You you are up to your eyes in something, you are deeply involved or to have too much of something like work. ('Up the neck', 'up to the eyeballs' and 'up to the ears' are also used.)

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