10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP TO ONE'S EARS»
Discover the use of
up to one's ears in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
up to one's ears and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement
to the ...
ein Ohr abreden to be up to one's ears In work Ohr: bis über beide Ohren in
Arbeit stecken earshot to be out of earshot Hörweite: außer Hörweite sein/(etw.
tun) • Rufweite: außer Rufweite sein/(etw. tun) to do/to say s.th. while out of
earshot ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
... PRICK * to set by the ears ttSfKIBJ ; {£-£^#1 (The Nepalese prince's choice of a
wife set his family fry r/ie ears'. /BffiSf IfW to stop one's ears H STOP to turn a deaf
ear to % DEAF up to one's ears (P) jSrSPfiJS- (We're upto our ears in work.
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
... gar kein Dranvorbel. Also: die Ohren angelegt und rein ins Wasser! Oder hat
da jemand soviel Bammel, daß er sich nicht zusammenrelßen kann? selten bis
über beide Ohren in Arbeit stecken ugs selten - to be up to one's ears in work
Nein, ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
UP TO ONE'S EARS — deeply immersed in — having monetary value VARNISH
THE STORY — to make. UP TO ONE'S EARS UP TO ONE'S NECK IN UP TO
PAR UP TO//SCRATCH/ SNUFF UP TO SOMETHING UP TO THE ELBOWS UP
TO ...
... but she turned a deaf ear to their advice. up to one's ears (in) deeply involved (
in): I'm up to my ears in work; He's up to his ears in trouble/ debt. walls have ears
see wall. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear see silk. early an early ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... UP TO ONE's EARs; WALLs HAVE EARs; WET BEHIND THE EARs. ear candy
Light popular music that makes no demands on the listener. It mostly consists of
gentle instrumental arrangements that are played in elevators, shopping malls, ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... to persuade her not to go, but she turned a deaf ear to their advice. up to one's
ears (in) deeply involved (in): I'm up to my ears in work; He's up to his ears in
trouble/debt. walls have cars see wall. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... one: the sound of runningfeet reached my ears | one of those stories reached
our ears. up to one's ears in informal very busy with: I'm up to my ears in work
here. – derivatives eared adjective [in combination] long- eared, earless adjective
.
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... not to be listened to His advice fell on deaf ears. keep one's ear to the ground
pay attention to If you keep your ear to the ground you 'll soon find a suitable
position. up to one's ears in something deeply involved I'm up to my ears in work.
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Concise English Dictionary
turned out. dismissed: pin back one's ears to listen attentively; set by the ears to
set at strife; turn a deaf ear to refuse to listen (to); up to one's ears in deeply
involved in; walls have ears there may be listeners. [O.E. eare: cf. Ger. Ohr, L.
auris.) ...
