adjective
up to your knees :
The snow was knee-deep in places.
( figurative )
I was knee-deep in work.
► ˌknee-ˈdeep adverb :
I waded in knee-deep.
adjective
up to your knees :
The snow was knee-deep in places.
( figurative )
I was knee-deep in work.
► ˌknee-ˈdeep adverb :
I waded in knee-deep.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005