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Meanings of ankle-deep in English

Coming only to the ankle or knee.

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Usage of ankle-deep in English
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Patients can be seen sitting in the emergency room, ankle-deep in water.
The South African
2
And honey lay ankle-deep in the valley and knee-deep on the hills.
The Violet Fairy Book
3
Her foot slid into the water and sank ankle-deep into the mud.
Night tides
4
The snow lay ankle-deep everywhere and the air was chilly and raw.
Remarks
5
But together master and apprentice trudged through ankle-deep water to another gate.
Spellwright
6
They climbed out of the car and walked forward in ankle-deep mud.
The Lost World
7
The steps leading up to it were strewn ankle-deep with flowers, .
Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
8
I thought, feeling it slip away till it wasn't more than ankle-deep.
Savage
9
One could quite feasibly spend a fortnight ankle-deep in resin and polyurethane.
The Guardian
10
I splashed through the ankle-deep puddles, letting the rain soak me again.
Rise
11
The steps of the royal dais were strewn ankle-deep with flowers,... .
Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
12
Near Copacabana beach, residents waded through ankle-deep water on their way to work.
Reuters
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The water went from ankle-deep to waist-deep in about 15 minutes.
BBC
14
At its recapture the carnage was appalling; the streets were ankle-deep in blood.
An Australian in China / Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey ...
15
Barely 15 minutes into the new Wolverine videogame, I am ankle-deep in carnage.
Wired
16
The sand was more than ankle-deep and the going heavy in the extreme.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918
Ankle-deep through the time