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in the thick of it

in the thick of it prepositional phrase: in a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep.
    Antonyms:
    above the fray

Antonyms of in the thick of it

Questions about in the thick of it

What does in the thick of it mean?
In the thick of it means in a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep.
What part of speech is in the thick of it?
In the thick of it is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the thick of it in the dictionary

  1. in the swim
  2. in the swim of things
  3. in the tank
  4. in the teeth of
  5. in the thick of
  6. in the thick of it
  7. in the throes of
  8. in the throws of
  9. in the toilet
  10. in the trenches
  11. in the twinkling of a bedpost

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