When one is up to one's ears in work, it's hard to find time for family.

The sleeves on that vintage coat were long as one's arm, trailing on the floor when she walked.

Even though 'up to one's eyeballs' sounds informal, it perfectly captured how overwhelmed the marketing team felt during the campaign launch.

When applying for jobs in a new city, one must take one's chances and accept temporary work to get a foot in the door.

If one is out of one's skull, one rarely notices the consequences.

When sleep-deprived, one can feel completely off one's head.

At the first sign of criticism, it's natural to go into one's shell and avoid answering questions.

The director defended the scene, saying the character's crude line, 'dump one's load,' was meant to reveal his moral decay.

To know one's mind, one must spend time reflecting.

In the drawing lesson, the teacher told us to always have one's eye on the subject while sketching.