Knee-deep
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Coming only to the ankle or knee

adverb


(2)   Up to the knees
"We were standing knee-deep in the water"
WiktionaryText

Adjective


  1. reaching up to the knees
  2. submerged to the knees
  3. deeply involved in something, or preoccupied with something
 
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