Meanings
figurativeknee-deep
1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192And suddenly the old count stood there in the middle of one of the garden beds, knee-deep in the gladioli.
Examples
GermanEnglish
Der Schnee war knietief.The snow was knee deep.
Der Sumpf ist knietief.The marsh is knee-deep.