up to one's neck in alligators
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An expressive image, derived from the proverb "when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp".
Phrase
[edit]up to one's neck in alligators
- Extremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:up to one's neck in alligators.