up to one’s eyeballs in something

(idiom) in a terrible situation because of a high amount of something

Example Sentences:

A: Why are you so depressed?
B: I’m up to my eyeballs in debt, so I can’t go to the Madonna concert tonight.

The secretary was up to her eyeballs in paperwork, so she had to work overtime.

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Similar idioms:

1. on one’s high horse
2. open up a can of worms
3. cut down on