up to the hub

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. As far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business; deeply involved. archaic,idiomatic
    — I am afraid A. F. S. (Dresden) gets "up to the hub" in engineering difficulties sometimes, but this will help him to appreciate the force, beauty and application of the expression.

词源

Suggesting a wheel stuck in mud.
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