be up to your neck in somethinga) BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy with something 忙于某事 She’s up to her neck in work. 她正忙于工作。
b) PROBLEMto be in a difficult situation that is hard to escape from 深陷于困境 Jim’s up to his neck in debt. 吉姆债台高筑。
be up to your neck in something• Like Patsy Kensit, I was up to my neck in oasis.• The party is up to its neck in a scandal over alleged illegal purloining of confidential police files on rivals.• We were up to our necks in problems with the Apollo program.
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