knee-deep

knee-deep
UK / US adjective
1)
a) deep enough to reach your knees

The snow was almost knee-deep.

b) standing in something that reaches your knees

We were knee-deep in water.

2) if you are knee-deep in work or problems, you have a lot of work or problems

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Knee-deep — a. 1. Rising to the knees; knee high; as, water or snow knee deep. [1913 Webster] Grass knee deep within a month. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee deep in water. [1913 Webster] Where knee deep the trees were standing. Lo …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knee-deep — adj 1.) deep enough to reach your knees knee deep in ▪ knee deep in mud ▪ knee deep in snow 2.) [not before noun] informal having a lot of something knee deep in ▪ knee deep in work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • knee-deep — adjective 1. ) deep enough to reach your knees: The snow was almost knee deep. a ) standing in something that reaches your knees: We were knee deep in water. 2. ) if you are knee deep in work or problems, you have a lot of work or problems …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • knee-deep — knee′ deep′ adj. 1) reaching the knees: knee deep mud[/ex] 2) submerged or covered up to the knees: knee deep in water[/ex] 3) deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved: knee deep in trouble[/ex] • Etymology: 1525–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • knee-deep — • knee deep • neck deep adv or adj. phr. 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. Johnny was knee deep in trouble. 2. Very busy; working hard at. We were neck deep in homework before the exams. 3. Getting or having many or much. The television …   Словарь американских идиом

  • knee-deep — [nē′dēp′] adj. 1. sunk to the knees [standing knee deep in water] 2. so deep as to reach to the knees [knee deep mud] 3. very much involved or concerned …   English World dictionary

  • knee-deep — 1530s, from KNEE (Cf. knee) (n.) + DEEP (Cf. deep) (adj.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • knee-deep — 1) ADJ Something that is knee deep is as high as your knees. The water was only knee deep. ...knee deep snow. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ in n, ADJ after v If a person or a place is knee deep in something such as water, the level of the water comes up to… …   English dictionary

  • knee-deep — /nee deep /, adj. 1. reaching the knees: knee deep mud. 2. submerged or covered up to the knees: knee deep in water. 3. deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved: knee deep in trouble. [1525 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • knee-deep — or[neck deep] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. * /Johnny was knee deep in trouble./ 2. Very busy; working hard at. * /We were neck deep in homework before the exams./ 3. Getting or having many or much. * /The… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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