be up to your ears in

释义

1. be up to your ears in sth

   深陷于；埋头于；忙于

   to have a lot of sth to deal with

   We're up to our ears in work.我们工作忙得不可开交。

电影里这样说 · 4 部

• Right. Netta, cover up your ears.Runaway Bride1999
• Now if you don't shut up, I will cut your ear off with a butter knife.The Other Guys2010
• You buy yourself a bag and plug up your ears.Sunset Boulevard1950
• Remember, this was pre-internet so, you know, it was, like, there wasn't any "straight boy goes gay for pay" websites or stick-a-monster-cock- up-your-arse-and-ear. Com.Weekend2011

在完整场景里学

• 日落大道1950
  • 收车人上门下通牒：there's gonna be fireworks（要闹翻天）
  • 向制片人推销剧本被拒：over a barrel（任人摆布）
  • 藏车躲债被当成殡仪员：a white elephant（大而无用的累赘）

同一词条的短语

• be all ears
• be out on your ear
• comes to ears
• ears are burning
• ears are flapping
• go in one ear and out the other
• have coming out of your ears
• have ear
• keep your ear to the ground
• play by ear
• play it by ear
• shut your ears to