Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - knee-deep
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1. Something that is knee-deep is as high as your knees. The water was only knee-deep. ADJ 2. If a person or a place is knee-deep in something such as water, the level of the water comes up to a person’s knees. They spent much of their time knee-deep in mud... ADJ: v-link ADJ in n, ADJ after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. sunk to the knees ~ in mud b. deeply engaged or occupied ~ in work 2. knee-high ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. доходящий до колен to stand knee-deep in water —- стоять по колено в воде to wade knee-deep through snow —- пробираться по колено в снегу 2. редк. запутавшийся, глубоко погрязший 3. поглощенный (чем-л); погруженный, углубившийся (во что-л) knee-deep in work —- заваленный работой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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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 television station was knee-deep in phone calls./ Compare: UP TO THE CHIN IN. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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