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knee highVery small; to the height of one's knees.Rate it:

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knee high to a grasshopperShort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.Rate it:

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knee slapperA joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.Rate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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knee-high to a grasshoppershort; especially relating to when the subject was a small childRate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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not invented hereInvented outside one's own company (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).Rate it:

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off the deep endCrazy, erratic, or irrational.Rate it:

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onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.Rate it:

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out like a lightAsleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.Rate it:

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power napA short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.Rate it:

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run deepgo deepRate it:

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skin deepsuperficialRate it:

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Still Water Runs DeepSomeone who apparently looks silent might be very knowledgeable or intelligent person, silence has powerRate it:

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still water runs deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellectRate it:

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still waters run deepA person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.Rate it:

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suffering housemaid's kneeQuaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.Rate it:

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summa paxdeep peace.Rate it:

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through in through outWhen in depth explaining something. Something so deep in meaning.Rate it:

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throw in at the deep endTo introduce a person to a new situation without adequately preparing him or her.Rate it:

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trench mouthAcute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.Rate it:

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vox gravis, acuta, parva, mediocrisa deep, high, thin, moderate voice.Rate it:

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zonk outTo fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.Rate it:

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בין הפטיש והסדןcaught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard placeRate it:

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צרה צרורהdire straits, deep troubleRate it:

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