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deep

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BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA,

GO OFF THE DEEP END,

IN DEEP,

KNEE-DEEP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[knee-deep] or [neck-deep] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. * /Johnny was knee-deep in trouble./ 2. Very busy; working hard at. * /We […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in deep

[in deep] {adj. phr.} Seriously mixed up in something, especially trouble. * /George began borrowing small sums of money to bet on horses, and before he knew it he was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[deep-six] {v.}, {slang} To throw away; dispose of. * /As the police boat came near, the drug smugglers deep-sixed their cargo./ (An expression originally used by sailors, suggesting throwing something […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

skin-deep

[skin-deep] {adj.} Only on the surface; not having any deep or honest meaning; not really or closely connected with what it seems to belong to. * /Mary's friendliness with Joan […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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