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up to one's ears

up to one's ears prepositional phrase: up to here.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) up to here

Questions about up to one's ears

What does up to one's ears mean?
Up to one's ears means up to here.
What part of speech is up to one's ears?
Up to one's ears is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up to one's ears in the dictionary

  1. up to here
  2. up to no good
  3. up to now
  4. up to one's ass in alligators
  5. up to one's chin
  6. up to one's ears
  7. up to one's elbows
  8. up to one's eyeballs
  9. up to one's eyebrows
  10. up to one's eyes
  11. up to one's neck

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