neck-deep

(eg. house, metaphor, hindu )

neck-deep neck-deep

Definition(s):

  • (adj) deeply involved

Synonym(s)

up to his neck, up to my neck, up to our necks, up to their necks, up to your neck

Usage(s):

  1. For most moviegoers and award-show fans, we're already neck-deep in arcana.
  2. After wading ashore in neck-deep water, he returned to the water again and again to save his wounded and drowning comrades.
  3. But the lessons learned and applied may be why the company isn't neck-deep in blood today.

News

  • The wedding industry's pricey little secret

    NEW YORK — Weddings are expensive. There's no way around it. Well, maybe one. But for most couples, eloping doesn't start to seem like a really good idea until you're neck-deep in the wedding planning process, and by then it's too late.
    on June 13, 2013     Source: The Oneida Daily Dispatch

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