Idiom: up to one’s neck in something

Meaning

Idiom: up to one’s neck in something

— I’m up to my neck in laundry and ironing this weekend.

— You’re always up to your neck in work—why don’t you hire someone to help you?

— I'm up to my neck in wedding invitations! I've been doing them all day and I've still got 50 to address tomorrow.

— I had to fire Sandy. I'm up to my neck in complaints because she accidentally billed every one of our clients $1,250 instead of $125.

— We're up to our neck in weeds. We'll have to work all day tomorrow to pull them up so we can plant our garden next week.

— During the peak season we're always up to our necks in traveler complaints.

— I wish I could go to the game but I'm up to my neck in homework.

— I was up to my neck in emails so I just delete anything more than 3 weeks old. They'll write again if it's really important.

— My wife's up to her neck with holiday planning so I volunteered to get the Christmas tree and decorate it.