up to here

== English == === Alternative forms === Variously up to one's eyeballs, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, up to one's neck, etc. === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === up to here Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up to,‎ here. (idiomatic) Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped. Used as an intensifier. ==== 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 this close. ==== Derived terms ==== have had it up to here ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====