| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. With the whole person; deeply; completely; as, he was head and ears in debt or in trouble. [Colloq.].[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: HEAD AND EARS
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| Head and ears | With the whole person; deeply; completely; as, he was head and ears in debt or in trouble. [Colloq.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Over head and ears | Beyond one's depth; completely; wholly; hopelessly; as, over head and ears in debt. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HEAD AND EARS
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| Head and Ears | Literature | Over head and ears [in debt, in love, etc. ], completely; entirely. The allusion is to a person immersed in water. The French phrase is "Avoir des dettes pardessus la tete. " Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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