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up to knees

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*up to one's knees

Fig. deep in something, such as paperwork or water. (The idea is that it is hard to move or make progress. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) We're up to our knees with orders and getting more all the time. The orders are up to our knees.

See also: knee, up