How to Pronounce "up to your eyeballs"
expression
UP tuh yor EYE-bawlz
UP too yor EYE-bawlz
Definition
If you are 'up to your eyeballs' in something, you are extremely busy or deeply involved in it, often with work, problems, or debt.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈaɪˌbɔɫz
British English
ˈʌp/ /tˈuː/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈaɪbɔːlz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UP tuh yor EYE-bawlz
UK
UP too yor EYE-bawlz
Listen in Context
I'm up to my eyeballs in homework tonight.
She's up to her eyeballs in debt already.
We're up to our eyeballs in problems right now.
I'd love to help, but I'm up to my eyeballs at work this week.