up to one’s knees



up to one’s knees

mod. deep in something, such as paperwork or water. (see also knee-deep in something.) We’re up to our knees with orders and getting more all the time.
See also: knee, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChastityCHAST-i-teeEnglish
Minodora-Romanian
Amadeo-Italian
Franciscafrahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
TanjaTAHN-yah (German, Finnish)German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
GavinGAV-in (English)English, Scottish