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Estar con el agua al cuello

To be up to one's neck in it / To be in deep trouble

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to be with the water at one's neck'. Describes being overwhelmed with problems, debt, or work with no easy way out.

See It in Context

La empresa está con el agua al cuello después de perder ese contrato.

The company is up to its neck in it after losing that contract.

—¿Cómo vas con el trabajo? —Estoy con el agua al cuello.

—How's work going? —I'm up to my neck in it.

Lleva meses con el agua al cuello con las deudas.

He's been up to his neck in debt for months.