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knee-deep
[nee-deep]
adjective
reaching the knees.
knee-deep mud.
submerged or covered up to the knees.
knee-deep in water.
deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved.
knee-deep in trouble.
knee-deep
adjective
so deep as to reach or cover the knees
knee-deep mud
sunk or covered to the knees
knee-deep in sand
immersed; deeply involved
knee-deep in work
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knee-deep1
Example Sentences
"They pushed me over at gunpoint. I spent two days without food or water in the middle of a field in knee-deep water teeming with mosquitoes and leeches," Ms Banu said, wiping away tears.
Videos also showed commuters wading through knee-deep water, with several cars parked on waterlogged streets.
One mom advocated for the city to rebuild a road her kids had to cross to get to the school bus, which was flooded with knee-deep water due to sea level rise, Zimmer said.
It is to be hoped he did not follow his own advice otherwise he would have missed a thriller that left the stadium knee-deep in chewed fingernails by the final whistle.
“To say we were knee-deep in production is an understatement. Two weeks before a movie shoots, you’re kind of shooting the movie. Everything is in place. Every dollar has been spent.”
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