knee-deepadjective
uk/ˌniːˈdiːp/us/ˌniːˈdiːp/If you are knee-deep in a substance, it reaches up to your knees:
We walked through the field, knee-deep in mud.
informal very involved in a difficult situation or large task:
I'm knee-deep in paperwork.
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