neck-deep
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6.9
- adjective
- /nɛk dip/
:
hasta el cuello
- We are neck deep in this foreign war, so we can't pretend we are just innocent bystanders.
All of them if you're neck deep.
- All of them if you're neck deep.
Examples
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She was neck-deep in homework, trying to finish it all before the deadline.
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There's a lot of us out there that are neck deep in debt.
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I mean, think of it like this: we're all swimming neck deep in proprietary information at work.
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John, I appreciate your bringing Farrell, but we are neck-deep in damage control right now.
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But I'm so overwhelmed and neck-deep in what I think is good that it's almost overload for me.
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Many of us are neck-deep in commitments that compel us to take up even the most hectic jobs to keep pace with the times.
Blog text (17) -
Pakistan's security services are also neck-deep in this kind of fear-mongering and stupidity.
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Most people understand by this point that, far from being a guardian of constitutional rights, the Supreme Court is mired in the same partisan quagmire that the rest of the country is neck deep in.
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The team found themselves neck-deep in negotiations that seemed never-ending.
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After the scandal broke, the company was neck-deep in legal troubles and public criticism.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very strong or intense, for example very dark
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3.9
Very involved in something, like work or problems
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7.4
Too involved in a problem or situation to get out easily
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2.9
Up to someone's waist in water or snow
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7.6
Very busy with difficult work or problems and almost overwhelmed
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5.9
A situation that causes serious trouble
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7.9
Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems
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6.7
Very involved in a difficult or serious problem
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7.9
Very involved in a difficult situation with too much to do
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7.5
Caught up in something so you cannot easily leave
Having too much work or too many problems to deal with
Very busy dealing with many difficult problems
Deeply involved in a difficult or public dispute
Very involved in an activity, often working with your hands
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neck-deep comes from the clear image of standing in water up to your neck, with the water being deep around you. A helpful way to remember it is to think you cannot move or get out easily, so neck-deep now means 'very deeply involved' in a hard or overwhelming situation.