up to the hub | Idiomator

Meaning: (archaic,idiomatic)As far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business; deeply involved.Amateur work, illustrated(volume 4, page 406)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.1864,The Gleaner, page13:I wasup to the hubin love, and was goin' into it like a locomotive.1885, Andrew Madsen Smith,Up and Down in the World, Or, Paddle Your Own Canoe, page106:[…]I was like the wheels of the wagon, out of which I had made some of my capital —up to the hubin the mire of poverty, a heavy load forcing me deeper down, and no aid likely to be given me.

Examples:

EN: You've got my wagon up to the hub in mud!
ES: ¡Atascaste mi carromato en el lodo!
EN: It's hard to believe it's 100 meters up to the hub, and then another 42, blade length, on top of that.
ID: Sulit dipercaya panjang ke porosnya 100 meter, lalu panjang bilahnya 42 meter.

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