English Explanatory Dictionary

knee-deep in the Big Muddy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Stuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.

Pronunciation

En-au-knee-deep in the Big Muddy.ogg

Word forms

knee-deep in the Big Muddy waist-deep in the Big Muddy

Etymology

From Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (1967), a folk song by Pete Seeger, protesting the war in Vietnam.

Synonyms

bogged down
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