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up to (one's) ears in debt

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up to (one's) ears in debt

Having an excessive or overwhelming amount of debt. Our cash flow is good, but we're up to our ears in debt, which is a big strain on the company. You'll be up to your ears in debt if you don't stop charging everything.
See also: debt, ear, up
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up to your ears in debt

If you are up to your ears in debt, you owe a lot of money. Tom was still up to his ears in debt with no prospect of work.
See also: debt, ear, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
See also:
  • up to your ears in debt
  • head over heels in debt
  • out of debt
  • in debt
  • (something) or no (something)
  • something or no something
  • pay (one's) debt
  • pay debt
  • go into hock
  • neither a borrower nor a lender be


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