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词汇 be-up-to-neck-in
释义

be up to your neck (in something)


idiom informal
to be very busy: 忙碌(于…)
I'd like to help, but I'm up to my neck at the moment.我很乐意帮忙,但我这会儿正忙得不可开交。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having a lot to do
busyI was busy clearing out the shed.
up to your ears in somethingI'm up to my ears in chores!
up to your eyeballs in somethingDon't bother her - she's up to her eyeballs in paperwork.
up to your eyes in somethingI'm up to my eyes in work at the moment.
up to your neck in somethingI can't help, I'm up to my neck in schoolwork.
have your hands fullI have my hands full with the kids at the moment, so I can't take on any more work.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Busy and active
abustle
be (as) busy as a beeidiom
be all goidiom
be at workidiom
be back in harnessidiom
boot
frenetic
frenetically
gangbusters
girlie swot
hard-working
peak
plate
rev
run around
run round
run round in circlesidiom
run round like a headless chickenidiom
rush/run someone off their feetidiom
spread

be up to your neck in something


idiom informal
to be very involved in a situation, or to have too much of the thing stated: 卷入…;深深陷入…;有太多的…
She's up to her neck in debt/problems/work.她债台高筑/问题缠身/工作繁忙。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Taking part and getting involved
actor
all in
along
attendee
be (a) party to somethingidiom
concern
engage
go in on something
hat
have a dog in the fightidiom
have a horse in the raceidiom
have skin in the gameidiom
muscle
neck
pitch in
plunge
plunge in/plunge into something
punch above your weightidiom
re-engage
thick

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