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/əp tu maɪ nɛk/ Listen

Up to my neck

adjective

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

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"Up to my neck" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Captain, turning to look at him, "I'm in up to my neck, and getting deeper. Owe! B'gad, Beverley—I believe you!" But now, at sight of gravefaced Barnabas, he laughed again, and this time it sounded less ghoul-like. "Debt is a habit," he continued sententiously, ...

— The Amateur Gentleman • Jeffery Farnol et al

... scared than hurt, lad," he said. "I was buried up to my neck, and feeling's gone out of ...

— Patience Wins - War in the Works • George Manville Fenn

Words linked to "Up to my neck" : involved