in the thick of

adverb

Roget 228: between, betwixt; twixt; among, amongst; amid, amidst; mid, midst; in the thick of; betwixt and between; sandwich-wise; parenthetically, obiter dictum.    ... show more

Roget 680: in the act, in the midst of, in the thick of; red-handed, in flagrante delicto [Lat.]; while one's hand is in.   

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