(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
Dooley	['du:li]
Theudobald	-	Ancient Germanic
Rosita	ro-SEE-tah	Spanish
Tomas	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian
Darinka	-	Slovene, Croatian
Aqil	-	Arabic