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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 |
|---|
| Jep | | JEP | English (Archaic) |
| Benedictus | | bay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch) | Late Roman, Dutch |
| Katey | | KAY-tee | English |
| Naomi (1) | | nay-O-mee (English), nie-O-mee (English) | English, Hebrew, Biblical |
| Den | | DEN | English |
| Priskilla | | - | Biblical Greek |