Mar 8, 2018 10:45
6 yrs ago
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Polish term
wpadłam w wir po uszy
Polish to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
W artykule do magazynu o kobiecie podróżniku.
Później trafiłam do dużego międzynarodowego koncernu {wydawnictwo] i wpadłam w wir po uszy: nowa książka, nowy projekt, to mnie cieszyło, ta zmiennośc tematów, to tempo.
Później trafiłam do dużego międzynarodowego koncernu {wydawnictwo] i wpadłam w wir po uszy: nowa książka, nowy projekt, to mnie cieszyło, ta zmiennośc tematów, to tempo.
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37 mins
Małgorzata Śnigurowicz
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
On good terms with words
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
I got caught up in a/the whirl (of work)
Suggestion
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję."
+1
8 mins
[I was] sucked into the whirlpool [of activity]
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57 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2149
I was thrown into a whirlwind
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Note added at 59 mins (2018-03-08 11:44:49 GMT)
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Also: SWEPT/THRUST
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Note added at 59 mins (2018-03-08 11:44:49 GMT)
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Also: SWEPT/THRUST
+2
26 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
580
I was up to my ears with work
Extremely busy (with something); deeply or overly involved (in something); possessing, filled up with, or overwhelmed by an excessive amount (of something).
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/up to my ears
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-03-08 11:50:02 GMT)
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A colorful variant:
I was up to my neck in alligators
https://www.elitetraining.co.uk/images/Management_Files/016P...
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/up to my ears
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-03-08 11:50:02 GMT)
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A colorful variant:
I was up to my neck in alligators
https://www.elitetraining.co.uk/images/Management_Files/016P...
Peer comment(s):
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Joanna Carroll
: yep. i know the feeling
18 mins
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You just have to stand on the tippy-toes and keep at least your nose above water for eight hours. You have my thanks and respect, hard-working gal.
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Darius Saczuk
28 mins
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Dziękuję Dariuszu. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.
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Discussion
Taka praca...
:-)
nie jest napisane, że „była po uszy w ..” ...
ale to już Asi decyzja ..
"I was up to my (ass, neck, ears, eyeballs) in alligators."
https://www-kiva-org-0.global.ssl.fastly.net/img/w800/bc4477...