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up to one's neck

up to one's neck prepositional phrase: synonym of up to here.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of up to here.
    Synonyms:
    neckdeep, up to here

Synonyms of up to one's neck

Origin of up to one's neck

See up to here.

Words that rhyme with up to one's neck

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Questions about up to one's neck

What does up to one's neck mean?
Up to one's neck means synonym of up to here.
What part of speech is up to one's neck?
Up to one's neck is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up to one's neck in the dictionary

  1. up to one's ears
  2. up to one's elbows
  3. up to one's eyeballs
  4. up to one's eyebrows
  5. up to one's eyes
  6. up to one's neck
  7. up to one's neck in alligators
  8. up to one's old tricks
  9. up to par
  10. up to scratch
  11. up to snuff

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