Neckdeep

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reaching up to the neck. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Submerged up to the neck. not-comparable

    "This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding."

  3. 3
    Very deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something). not-comparable

    "By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon."

Synonyms

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up to one's neck

Example

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"This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding."

Etymology

From neck + deep; for more, see up to here.

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