Up To Ones Ears In Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Up To Ones Ears In Something Idiom mean?

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up to one's ears (in something) What does up to one's ears (in something) mean?	to have a lot of something, to be much involved or busy with something	My friend is up to her ears in her science project at the moment.
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take it into one's head to do (something) What does "take it into one's head to do (something)" mean?	to decide to do something that does not seem sensible to others	The young woman took it into her head to go to China and she did.

fair game What does "fair game" mean?	someone or something that you feel you can easily attack	Our company is fair game as a takeover target by other companies.
open season on (someone or something) What does "open season on (someone or something)" mean?	a time when everyone is criticizing someone, unrestricted hunting of an animal	It appeared to be open season on our boss and everyone felt free to criticize her.
by no means What does "by no means" mean?	absolutely not	By no means will I permit my child to play with the new video game.
redneck What does "redneck" mean?	person from a small, rural town and possessing little education or manners
grate on (someone's) nerves What does "grate on (someone's) nerves" mean?	to annoy or bother someone	The woman who I work with grates on my nerves. She is very irritating.
cut the crap What does "cut the crap" mean?	stop talking nonsense; cease lying

snap What does "snap" mean?	lose control; go crazy.	When he heard the news, he just snapped.
in the bargain What does "in the bargain" mean?	in addition to what was agreed upon	There was a camping stove in the bargain when we bought the camping equipment at the store.
munchkin What does "munchkin" mean?	small, unimportant person
Fate worse than death What does "Fate worse than death" mean?	Describing something as a fate worse than death is a fairly common way of implying that it is unpleasant.

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Up To Ones Ears In Something Idiom