Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up to, here.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Used as an intensifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
All such constructions, along with elbow-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep, neckdeep, and so on, rely on the same metaphor: the depth to which a wader or swimmer is submerged in a body of water.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
