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Up to your neck   /əp tu jɔr nɛk/   Listen
Up to your neck

adjective
1.
Deeply involved.  Synonyms: neck-deep, up to her neck, up to his neck, up to my neck, up to our necks, up to their necks.  "Up to their necks in debt"






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"Up to your neck" Quotes from Famous Books



... it," called out Gusty Bellows at that moment. "I stuck this pole down in the soft slush, and my stars! it goes right through to China, I reckon. Anyhow, I couldn't reach bottom. And if you jumped over, Phil, you'd be up to your neck at the start. Let's tie a rope under your arms ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat • George A. Warren



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