up to one's knees

up to one's knees
*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 \up to one's knees; get \up to one's knees.) •

We're up to our knees with orders and getting more all the time.

The orders are up to our knees.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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