ankle-deep

ankle-deep
/ang"keuhl deep"/, adj.
1. high enough to reach or cover the ankles: ankle-deep mud.
2. deeply involved or entangled: He is ankle-deep in financial troubles.
adv.
3. as high as the ankles: Rain water ran ankle-deep.
[1755-65]

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