knee-deepˌknee-ˈdeep adjective 
1deep enough to reach your kneesknee-deep in
knee-deep in mud knee-deep in snow2[not before noun] informal having a lot of somethingknee-deep in knee-deep in work
1deep enough to reach your kneesknee-deep in knee-deep in mud knee-deep in snow2[not before noun] informal having a lot of somethingknee-deep in knee-deep in work