Example sentences of "be up to [pos pn] eyes [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | They 're up to their eyes in work . |
2 | Yeah , they 're up to their eyes in there |
3 | They 're up to their eyes in it , you ca n't ask them while they 're , they 're |
4 | And we 're up to our eyes at the garage just now . ’ |
5 | Honestly I have been Up To My Eyes in it recently . |
6 | I 've been up to my eyes in mannequins and haute couture . ’ |
7 | because they must be up to their eyes in debt |
8 | He seemed to be up to his eyes in paintings , painters , painting materials , and even painters ' jokes … |
9 | I 'm up to my eyes in it here . |
10 | ‘ The plan was for Bryce to drive up and get them , but he 's up to his eyes in trying to draw substantial amounts of water from our well . |
11 | But erm you see , they suggested going down for a meeting he 's up to his eyes in it ! |
12 | She had been irritated by the cook 's refusal of her offer to make a simple white sauce , though Mrs Cranbrook was up to her eyes in work . |