up to here
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up to here
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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.
phrase up to one's eyeballs · up to one's eyes · up to one's ears · up to one's neck
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up to, here. Just fill the bucket with water up to here.
- Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped. I have been up to here in paperwork all week.
- Used as an intensifier. I have had it up to here with his sarcasm.
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prep_phrase overwhelmed, swamped
| Español | hasta el gorro, hasta el culo |
|---|---|
| Português | por aqui |
| Français | jusqu'au cou |
| Română | până în gât, până peste cap |
Talk about this word "up to here." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/up%20to%20here. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. up to here. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/up%20to%20here "up to here." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/up%20to%20here.Cite this
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title = {up to here},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20to%20here},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
