up to the neck

up to the neck
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.

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  • The Neck, Newfoundland and Labrador — The Neck is a settlement near Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador.ee also*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • pain in the neck —    If someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you call someone a pain in the neck, you think they are very irritating or annoying.     She s a pain in the neck… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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

  • Pain In The Neck — already to start recording the album in 1995, Ace Frehley was offered the kiss reunion tour. Now, nine years after leaving kiss for the second time, Ace Frehley is recording his newest solo album titled Pain in the Neck . Track Titles 1. Pain in… …   Wikipedia

  • pain in the neck — If someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck. Pain in the butt, or pain in the ass (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK) are less polite alternative forms …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pain\ in\ the\ neck — • pain in the ass • pain in the neck noun slang vulgar with ass An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass) …   Словарь американских идиом

  • back of the neck — nape of the neck, area behind the neck …   English contemporary dictionary

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