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be knee-deep in
be knee-deep in
1. To have an excessive amount of something. Thanks to that shipping error, we are knee-deep in T-shirts right now.
2. To be mired in something. We were knee-deep in mud when we heard something rustle in the high grass nearby.
be knee-deep in something
to have too much of something I'm knee-deep in work at the moment, so I'm not stopping for lunch.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Presley | | ['presli] | |
| Aston | | AS-tən | English (Rare) |
| Marques | | mahr-KEE | African American (Modern) |
| Milla | | MEEL-lah (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
| Bermudo | | - | Spanish (Archaic) |
| Pepca | | - | Slovene |