What does ankle-deep mean?
Ankle-deep means Up to one's ankles in something..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Up to one's ankles in something..
She went to the Common to walk Max, but soon found herself ankle-deep in mud.
The floor is littered ankle-deep with half-sewn garments.
Steadying herself by the long willow branches, ankle-deep she began.
Use ankle-deep when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ankle-deep means Up to one's ankles in something..
Common synonyms include shallow, knee-deep.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She went to the Common to walk Max, but soon found herself ankle-deep in mud.
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