up to the ears in work

四级听力常见短语，习语与惯用表达法(3) ... up to sb. 某人决定 up to the ears in work 极其忙碌 used to 过去常常 ...

...受款待风波，为保政治人物的专业操守及形象，他们均极之忙碌（up to the ears in work）地为个人行为作连串解释。