deep in debt
idiom
: owing a large amount of money : having a lot of debt
They found themselves deep in debt.
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Late last month, Bayrou highlighted that France is deep in debt despite being the second-largest economy in the European Union, behind Germany.
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Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
One common situation arises when an heir is deep in debt.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
But there is no intent to make this a transaction that puts the new district deep in debt.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
One common situation arises when an heir is deep in debt.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
But there is no intent to make this a transaction that puts the new district deep in debt.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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“Deep in debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20in%20debt. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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