up to here

介词短语
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英文释义

介词短语
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up to, here.
    — Just fill the bucket with water up to here.
  2. Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped. idiomatic
    — I have been up to here in paperwork all week.
  3. Used as an intensifier.
    — I have had it up to here with his sarcasm.

词形变化

up to one's eyeballs alternative up to one's eyes alternative up to one's ears alternative up to one's neck alternative

词源

All such constructions, along with elbow-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep, neckdeep, and so on, rely on the same metaphor: the depth to which a wader or swimmer is submerged in a body of water.
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