(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
Niven	-	Scottish
Adlington	['ædliŋtən]
ÓLafur	-	Icelandic
Lucy	['lu:si]
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
FrÉDÉRique	fre-de-REEK	French