Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elbow-deep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
el-bow-deep
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deeply involved in something, or working on something.

Etymology

Compound of elbow + deep.

Phrases

get one's hands dirty roll up one's sleeves hands-on neck-deep waist-deep

Frequently Paired Words

get one's hands dirty roll up one's sleeves hands-on neck-deep waist-deep

Synonyms

up to one's elbows knee-deep in the thick of it

Questions

What does elbow-deep mean?
Deeply involved in something, or working on something.
Where does elbow-deep come from?
Compound of elbow + deep.

How to pronounce elbow-deep

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