"up to your ears" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 忙得不可開交
• 忙到耳朵

Definition

形容你非常忙或深深陷入許多事情（通常是工作或困難）中，幾乎應付不來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語。經常搭配“工作”、“債務”、“雜事”等，強調你幾乎忙不過來。並非字面意思，而是用來誇張形容自己的情況。

Examples

I am up to my ears in homework this week.

我這週**忙得不可開交**，全是作業。

She's up to her ears in paperwork right now.

她現在**忙得不可開交**，都是文件工作。

We are up to our ears in problems lately.

我們最近**忙得不可開交**，全是問題。

Sorry, I can't come out tonight—I'm up to my ears at work.

不好意思，我今晚不能出去——我在公司裡**忙得不可開交**。

He's up to his ears in debt after buying that car.

他買了那輛車後**債務纏身**。

We were up to our ears in guests during the holidays.

節日期間我們家**人滿為患（忙得不可開交）**。