(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
Hodel	-	Yiddish
Franziska	frahn-TSIS-kah	German
Hrei&Eth;Unn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Olga	['ɔlgə]
Halcyon	-	Various
Oedipus	ED-i-pəs (English), EED-i-pəs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)