neck-deep
adjectiveDefinition of neck-deep
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
adverbDefinition of neck-deep (Entry 2 of 2)
: in something that reaches to one's neck She stood neck-deep in the water.
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