up to one's neck in alligators
English
Etymology
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
up to one's neck in alligators
- Extremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:up to one's neck in alligators.