viel um die Ohren haben

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to have a lot around the ears”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːl ʊm diː ˈoːʁən ˌhaːbn̩/ === Verb === viel um die Ohren haben (irregular, third-person singular present hat viel um die Ohren, past tense hatte viel um die Ohren, past participle viel um die Ohren gehabt, past subjunctive hätte viel um die Ohren, auxiliary haben) (colloquial) to be busy, to have a lot to worry about ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “viel um die Ohren haben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[5] (in German)