(in) up to (one's) elbows

Extremely busy; deeply involved or engrossed (in or with something). I'd love to come for a pint, but I'm in up to my elbows with work for my class on Monday. John has been up to his elbows with the kids lately.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ekber	-	Turkish
Zaccharias	-	Biblical Latin
Chet	CHET	English
Chappell	[tʃæpəl]
Viona	-	English (Rare)
Hubertus	huy-BER-təs (Dutch)	Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)