B1💬 Everyday Life
Avere l'acqua alla gola
To be up to one's neck in it
Literal Translation
"To have water at one's throat"
What it means
To be up to one's neck in it / to be in desperate straits
Example in context
"Con tutti questi debiti ho l'acqua alla gola."
"With all these debts I'm up to my neck in it."
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