knee-deep

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Reaching up to the knees.

   • High above stood the ash-tree, its boughs covered with the toy-like bunches called "locks and keys;" and beyond spread the meadows, knee-deep with the verdant grass.
2. 2

   Submerged to the knees.

   • This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding.
3. 3

   Deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something).

   • By the time Tracey arrived, Kayla was working on her second cup of café mocha and knee-deep in paperwork.
   • When you're knee-deep in these insecure feelings, it can be hard to see clearly.

The neighborhood

• neighborhands-on