How to Pronounce "up to your neck"
expression
UP-too-yer-NEK
UP-too-yaw-NEK
Definition
If you are "up to your neck" in something, you are deeply involved in it or extremely busy with it, often to the point of feeling overwhelmed.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk
British English
ˈʌp/ /tˈuː/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UP-too-yer-NEK
UK
UP-too-yaw-NEK
Listen in Context
I'm up to my neck in homework.
She’s up to her neck in debt.
We’re up to our necks in work this week.
Don’t ask him for help, he’s up to his neck in other projects.