Be up to your eyebrows in something
idiom
To be very busy with something.
I'd love to help with your project, but I'm up to my eyebrows in work right now.
Often appears as...
- up to my eyebrows in work
- up to his eyebrows in debt
Usage tips
Idiomatic
idiom
To be deeply involved in a difficult situation or with a problem.
After investing in that risky business, he found himself up to his eyebrows in debt.
Often appears as...
- up to his eyebrows in debt
- up to her eyebrows in trouble
Usage tips
Idiomatic
idiom
To be very busy with something.
I'd love to help with your project, but I'm up to my eyebrows in work right now.
Often appears as...
- up to my eyebrows in work
- up to his eyebrows in debt
Usage tips
Idiomatic
idiom
To be deeply involved in a difficult situation or with a problem.
After investing in that risky business, he found himself up to his eyebrows in debt.
Often appears as...
- up to his eyebrows in debt
- up to her eyebrows in trouble
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
This idiom often carries a tone of stress or overwhelm due to a high volume of tasks or responsibilities.
I can't take a break; I'm up to my eyebrows in paperwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The phrase is hyperbolic and does not mean that something is physically up to one's eyebrows.
She said she was up to her eyebrows in emails, but her inbox was actually quite manageable.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal
Use this idiom in casual conversations rather than formal writing or professional communication.
Sorry I missed your call; I was up to my eyebrows in chores.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
This idiom often carries a tone of stress or overwhelm due to a high volume of tasks or responsibilities.
I can't take a break; I'm up to my eyebrows in paperwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The phrase is hyperbolic and does not mean that something is physically up to one's eyebrows.
She said she was up to her eyebrows in emails, but her inbox was actually quite manageable.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal
Use this idiom in casual conversations rather than formal writing or professional communication.
Sorry I missed your call; I was up to my eyebrows in chores.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
This idiom often carries a tone of stress or overwhelm due to a high volume of tasks or responsibilities.
I can't take a break; I'm up to my eyebrows in paperwork.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The phrase is hyperbolic and does not mean that something is physically up to one's eyebrows.
She said she was up to her eyebrows in emails, but her inbox was actually quite manageable.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal
Use this idiom in casual conversations rather than formal writing or professional communication.
Sorry I missed your call; I was up to my eyebrows in chores.
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