缠身

suǒ shì chán shēn suǒ yǐ wǒ bù néng lái le

琐事缠身，所以我不能来了。

I'm so up to my ears with chores that I'm not able to come.

cháng qī zhòng bìng chán shēn

长期重病缠身

be afflicted with chronic illness

tā jīng cháng gōng wù chán shēn

他经常公务缠身。

He is often engaged in official business.

tā měi tiān dōu shì jiā wù chán shēn

她每天都是家务缠身。

She is tied up with housework every day.

wǒ rèn shi de yī gè nán ren shì gè má fan chán shēn de rén tā zhèng zhí zhōng nián jīng lì zhe hūn biàn

我认识的一个男人是个麻烦缠身的人，他正值中年，经历着婚变。

One man I know is a troubled man in middle age, going through a marriage transition.

yǒu xiē yǐ qián de tóng shì suī yīn shì wù chán shēn wèi néng rú yuē dàn yě yǐ xiàng wǒ men biǎo dá le tā men de zhù hè

有些以前的同事虽因事务缠身、未能如约，但也已向我们表达了他们的祝贺。

Some of the past colleagues could not come and they convey their congratulation to us.