Up To One's Neck/ears/eyeballs (in Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Up To One's Neck/ears/eyeballs (in Something) Idiom mean?

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up to one's neck/ears/eyeballs (in something) What does up to one's neck/ears/eyeballs (in something) mean?	having a lot of something, much involved/busy with something	I am up to my neck in work at the moment and won't be able to attend the dinner tonight.
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cream of the crop What does "cream of the crop" mean?	the best of a group, the top choice	Our company is a very good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

by the year What does "by the year" mean?	one year at a time	The contract for the garbage pickup is renewed by the year.
down the tubes What does "down the tubes" mean?	to be ruined/wasted	All of our plans went down the tubes after my friend refused to join us.
Country mile What does "Country mile" mean?	A country mile is used to describe a long distance.
Live wire What does "Live wire" mean?	A person who is very active, both mentally and physically, is a live wire.
can't see beyond the end of one's nose What does "can't see beyond the end of one's nose" mean?	to be able to see beyond what concerns one at the present time only	My friend cannot see beyond the end of his nose and he has no idea about what is happening around him.
count on (someone or something) What does "count on (someone or something)" mean?	to depend on someone or something	You can count on our boss to do everything right.

go down in flames What does "go down in flames" mean?	fail dramatically
a cat has nine lives What does "a cat has nine lives " mean?	cats can survive accidents that would kill most animals	The boy never becomes injured. He is like a cat with nine lives.
Rub someone up the wrong way What does "Rub someone up the wrong way" mean?	If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn't mean to, you rub them up the wrong way.
café noir What does "café noir" mean?	black coffee
not know shit about What does "not know shit about" mean?	be ignorant; be unaware or useless
hand in glove (with someone) What does "hand in glove (with someone)" mean?	very close to someone	The new company policy goes hand in glove with the new manager.

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Up To One's Neck/ears/eyeballs (in Something) Idiom