Idiom - Up to one's neck/eyeballs

Up to one's neck/eyeballs:

If you're up to your neck in something, or up to your eyeballs in something, you've got too much of it and it's become a problem.

I'm up to my neck in emails and I don't think I can get away at the moment.

Christmas is the worst time at the animal shelter. We're always up to our eyeballs in stray dogs and cats.

Persian: تا خرخره

Idiom - Eye Opener

Eye Opener:

An “eye opener” is some event or situation that makes you really think about things differently. It is an experience that gives you more knowledge and a deeper understanding about something.

I had no idea what China was really like before I traveled there. It was a real eye opening experience. It’s a very different place than the western media portrays it.

You should watch that new documentary I gave you about how difficult it is for poor people to get health care in the USA. It’s a real eye opener. There are many more poor people there than I thought.

Window to Wisdom

Window to Wisdom:

The eyes are useless when the mind is blind.

Vocabulary - Cataract

Cataract:

A medical condition that causes the lens of your eye to become white, so that you slowly lose your sight.

Hydrogel contact lenses, for example, can be used for the controlled release of antibiotics to patients waiting for cataract surgery.

Persian: آب مروارید

Vocabulary - Panda Eyes

Panda Eyes:

Dark circles under sb's eyes as a result of lack of sleep or smoking too much marijuana.

James was so tired, after only 2 hours sleep last night, he has panda eyes.

Dude, how stoned are you, you have massive panda eyes.

Idiom - Cry One's Eyes Out

Cry One's Eyes Out:

To cry a lot.

I was so upset that day, I cried my eyes out.