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Up to her neck

adjective

Deeply involved. Synonyms: neck-deep, up to his neck, up to my 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 her neck" Quotes from Famous Books

... master, carrying the cows' tails tied up in a bundle on his back. When he came to the sea-shore, he stuck all the tails in the sand, and went and buried the one cow, whose tail he had not cut off, up to her neck, leaving the tail projecting. After he had got everything ready, he began to shriek and scream as before, till his master and all the other servants came running to ...

— The Grey Fairy Book • Various

Words linked to "Up to her neck" : involved