he's up to his neck in work
11Dante and his Divine Comedy in popular culture — Dante Alighieri and his masterpiece, Divine Comedy , have been a source of inspiration for countless artists for almost seven centuries. Some examples are listed below:Literature*The title of Honoré de Balzac s collective work La Comédie humaine… …
12breathe down someone's neck — To keep too insistently close to someone, esp by way of supervision • • • Main Entry: ↑breathe * * * breathe down someone’s neck phrase to watch closely what someone is doing, in a way that annoys them Go away, I can’t work with you breathing… …
13up to her neck — adjective deeply involved neck deep in work up to their necks in debt • Syn: ↑neck deep, ↑up to my neck, ↑up to your neck, ↑up to his neck, ↑up to our necks, ↑up to their necks …
14up to my neck — adjective deeply involved neck deep in work up to their necks in debt • Syn: ↑neck deep, ↑up to your neck, ↑up to her neck, ↑up to his neck, ↑up to our necks, ↑up to their necks …
15up to your neck — adjective deeply involved neck deep in work up to their necks in debt • Syn: ↑neck deep, ↑up to my neck, ↑up to her neck, ↑up to his neck, ↑up to our necks, ↑up to their necks …
16breathe down one's neck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action. * /Too many creditors were breathing down his neck./ * /The carpenter didn t like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck./ …
17breathe down one's neck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action. * /Too many creditors were breathing down his neck./ * /The carpenter didn t like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck./ …
18breathe\ down\ one's\ neck — v. phr. informal To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action. Too many creditors were breathing down his neck. The carpenter didn t like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck …
19up to your neck in — deeply involved in or affected by (something) She s up to her neck in work. [=she s very busy] He s up to his neck in debt. • • • Main Entry: ↑neck …
20be up to your neck in something — be up to (your) neck in (something) 1. to be very busy. Right now I m up to my neck in work. 2. to be in a difficult or unpleasant situation. He s paid practically nothing and he s up to his neck in debt …
