知っておきたい イディオム!(その19)
今回のイディオムのテーマも「ear」です。
Hanako: What did you do last weekend, Kate?
Kate: Well, I had no plans so I was going to play it by ear but …
I got a call from work.
Hanako: Oh no!
Kate: I was up to my ears in writing reports!
up to ears (in/with ~): 〜で手一杯、〜で追われている、〜漬けで
*I am up to my ears in/with debt: 私は借金で首が回らない。
*He is up to his ears in/with work: 彼は仕事漬けだ。