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up to one's ears

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[up to one's ears] {adv. phr.}

Immersed in; covered with.

* /"Around final examination time," Professor Brown explained, "I am always up to my ears in work."/

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	time ⁵⁴⁹ {adv. phr.} ⁵⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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