Up to the hub
| as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. |
See also: Hub
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature
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"I'm in, up to the hub, for anything that will pay, Bilgewater; but, you see, I don't know nothing about play-actin', and hain't ever seen much of it.
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