up to one's neck in alligators
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An expressive image, derived from the proverb "when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp".
Phrase[edit]
up to one's neck in alligators
- Extremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:up to one's neck in alligators.