ALL meanings of ankle-deep
an·kle-deep
A a - adjective ankle-deep tall or deep enough to cover the ankles 3
- adjective ankle-deep standing in water, mud, etc that is tall or deep enough to cover the ankles 3
- adjective ankle-deep buried or submerged up to the ankles 1
- adjective ankle-deep high enough to reach or cover the ankles: ankle-deep mud. 1
- adjective ankle-deep deeply involved or entangled: He is ankle-deep in financial troubles. 1
- adverb ankle-deep as high as the ankles: Rain water ran ankle-deep. 1