up to here

Alternative forms

 * Variously, , , , etc.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.
 * 1)  Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.
 * 1)  Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.

Usage notes
Originally used with a gesture qualifying "here," e.g. holding up the hand flat at the level of the neck or the top of the head; subsequently used without any gesture, as the meaning is understood. Compare.

Translations

 * Finnish: kaulaa myöten
 * French: jusqu'au cou
 * Portuguese: por aqui
 * Romanian: până în gât
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: hasta el gorro, hasta el culo
 * Turkish: boğazına kadar, gırtlağına kadar