elbow-deep

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elbow-deep

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Compound of elbow + deep.

adjective

figuratively, not comparable Deeply involved in something, or working on something.
Similar: up to one's elbows, knee-deep, in the thick of it

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@misc{elbow_deep_2026,
  title = {elbow-deep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elbow-deep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}