up to one's eyeballs

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up to one's eyeballs

  1. Deeply engaged in something, to the point of being overwhelmed.
    • 2010, Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water:
      First and foremost (rather than last but not least), I couldn't have done this without my wife Nicki Norman, who serves as sounding board and a voice of rationality and moderation, and who sees the big picture when I'm up to my eyeballs in details.