be in the thick of

be in the thick of something

to be very involved at the busiest or most active stage of a situation or activity A fierce debate ensued and he found himself in the thick of it. I can't talk right now - I'm in the thick of things. When you're in the thick of the action, you don't always have time to think.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philip	FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Lech	LEKH (Polish)	Polish, Slavic Mythology
ĽUba	-	Slovak
Mari (1)	MAH-ree (Finnish), mah-REE (Swedish)	Welsh, Breton, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tullio	-	Italian
Silja	SEEL-yah	Finnish