up to one's neck in alligators: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  chiefly North Americaninformalcolloquialhumorousidiomatic
  • Overwhelmed by pressing problems, crises, or a heavy workload; so preoccupied with urgent difficulties that there is little capacity to deal with other matters.

  Examples

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  • With deadlines looming and technical issues piling up, the team was up to their necks in alligators.

    Con los plazos acercándose y problemas técnicos acumulándose, el equipo estaba hasta el cuello en problemas.

  • I’m up to my neck in alligators trying to manage both projects at once.

    Estoy hasta el cuello en problemas tratando de manejar ambos proyectos a la vez.

  • When the unexpected crisis hit, the department found itself up to its neck in alligators.

    Cuando llegó la crisis inesperada, el departamento se encontró abrumado por los problemas.