up to one's eyes

idiom

variants or up to one's eyeballs
: deeply involved in or affected by something
They're up to their eyes in debt.

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“Up to one's eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20to%20one%27s%20eyes. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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