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up to one's ass in alligators

up to one's ass in alligators prepositional phrase: beset by multiple difficulties or adversaries that must be dealt with quickly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Beset by multiple difficulties or adversaries that must be dealt with quickly.

Questions about up to one's ass in alligators

What does up to one's ass in alligators mean?
Up to one's ass in alligators means beset by multiple difficulties or adversaries that must be dealt with quickly.
What part of speech is up to one's ass in alligators?
Up to one's ass in alligators is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up to one's ass in alligators in the dictionary

  1. up to date
  2. up to eleven
  3. up to here
  4. up to no good
  5. up to now
  6. up to one's ass in alligators
  7. up to one's chin
  8. up to one's ears
  9. up to one's elbows
  10. up to one's eyeballs
  11. up to one's eyebrows

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