in the thick of it in English

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        "In a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep."
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        "(idiomatic) In a precarious situation; in the trenches; up to one's elbows; knee-deep."
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"in the thick of it" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase