- up to the neck
- If someone's in something up to the neck, they are very involved in it, especially when it's something wrong.(Dorking School Dictionary)
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
up to the neck
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To break the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To harden the neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triangles of the neck — The triangles of the neck … Wikipedia
To break the neck — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To tread on the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crying The Neck — at St Columb Major, 2008 Crying The Neck is a harvest festival tradition practised in the county of Cornwall. The tradition was also once popular in the county of Devon, but its practice there has since died out. The tradition was revived in the… … Wikipedia
Anterior triangle of the neck — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 145 GrayPage = 563 Caption = The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right.) Caption2 = Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. (Nerves are … Wikipedia
Posterior triangle of the neck — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = regio cervicalis lateralis, trigonum cervicale posterius GraySubject = 145 GrayPage = 563 Caption = The triangles of the neck. Posterior triangle labeled in purple. Sternocleidomastoideus runs vertically.… … Wikipedia
get it in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK … Dictionary of American idioms
get it in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK … Dictionary of American idioms
