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/əp tu ˈaʊər nɛks/ Listen

Up to our necks

adjective

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

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"Up to our necks" Quotes from Famous Books

... for my own skin's sake as out of pity to see him drowning, I jumped into the water. In two strokes I reach'd him, gained footing, and with Anthony's sword cut the straps away and pull'd him up. And there we stood, up to our necks, coughing and spluttering; while on the deserted brink the bear sniff'd at the ...

— The Splendid Spur • Arthur T. Quiller Couch

Words linked to "Up to our necks" : involved