neck-deep

1 of 2

adjective

1
: reaching as high as one's neck
She stood in neck-deep water.
2
: standing in something that reaches to one's neck
usually + in
She was neck-deep in water.
often used figuratively
We were neck-deep in work.

neck-deep

2 of 2

adverb

: in something that reaches to one's neck
She stood neck-deep in the water.

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Directed by Neil Burger, espionage thriller Inheritance (out Jan. 24) stars Dynevor as Maya, who tries to get reacquainted with her estranged father (Rhys Ifans) and ends up neck-deep in an international conspiracy. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025 The growing Minority Report vibes and the evidence that Feds are neck-deep in hip-hop media and culture, connecting the wrong dots, arouse a numbing resignation about future overreach. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Once the roads opened and local testers shoveled their way out of neck-deep driveways, our crew assembled in the Biggest Little City in the World: Reno, Nevada, our basecamp for this year’s board test. Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024 The Democratic Party is suddenly neck-deep in democracy, as ambitious younger leaders splash wildly after the ultimate prize in politics. David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 And determined volunteers rescue a cow stuck neck-deep in mud. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 The soil beneath her hooves began to collapse as a sinkhole formed, trapping the 20-year-old horse neck-deep in mud, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a Feb. 21 news release. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024 Firefighters were able to successfully pull a horse out from neck-deep soil after a sinkhole suddenly swallowed the animal Wednesday afternoon. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Video broadcast on local television shows villagers wading neck-deep through the muddy water with their cattle, and homes, shops and cars submerged in the floods. Manveena Suri, CNN, 23 June 2023

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“Neck-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck-deep. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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