A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase be too deep for someone— be too difficult or complicated
for a person to understand or deal with successfully: Perhaps the
subject is too deep for me. Or the statements of the ancients
too obscure and incoherent…
do a deep dive —explore an issue or subject in-depth: I felt
that this book did a deep dive on many topics that other books
just briefly introduced.
be in Dutch with someone • go Dutch with some-
one
be in Dutch with someone —(dated) be in trouble or disfavor
be heartless
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with a person: Maybe Barn will fire me when he knows I’m in
Dutch with his family.
go Dutch with someone —share the cost of a meal, drink, etc.
with a person: Although going Dutch is un–Korean, many
young Koreans do go Dutch with their western friends. Cf.:
Dutch treat— one at which each person contributes his or her own
share: They each paid an equal share of the wedding, as it was
a Dutch treat.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase do the Dutch—(sl.) commit suicide: Milan is asked by
William Carnine to find out why his daughter, Ellen, com-
mitted suicide (“did the Dutch”) by jumping off a bridge.
be in heaven • be in the skies
be in heaven —(of dead people) be in the heavenly kingdom
and celestial paradise: I know that Angela, who is now in
heaven and wonderfully happy, forgives him, and I forgive
him too.
Note:
The expression is not antonymous in meaning to the
phrase drop from heaven—(also: drop from the skies) appear
unexpectedly as if by magic: A fulfilling marriage does not drop
from heaven. It becomes fulfilling when it’s tended like a beau-
tiful garden.
be in the skies —(also: be in the clouds) be given to day-
dreaming; not act according to the realities of life: You were
always in the skies absorbed in your passion for art, and far
removed from all base mundane interests.