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elbow-deep
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Adjective
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Etymology
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Compound
of
elbow
+
deep
.
Adjective
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elbow
-
deep
(
not
comparable
)
(
figuratively
)
Deeply
involved
in something, or working on something.
Synonyms:
up to one's elbows
;
knee-deep
,
in the thick of it
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get one's hands dirty
,
roll up one's sleeves
,
hands-on
neck-deep
,
waist-deep