knee-deep in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.guaio <pl guai> [ˈɡwajo, ai] N m (inconveniente, pasticcio)

guaio
trouble
guaio
fix
guaio
jam inf
il guaio è che…
the trouble is that…
il tuo, loro guaio è che …
the trouble with you, them is that …
mi sarei trovato nei -ai se non avessi avuto la chiave
I would have been in real trouble if I hadn't had the key
questo è davvero un bel guaio
this is a real fix
essere nei -ai
to be in trouble, to be in a fix
sei nei -ai!
you're in for it!
essere or trovarsi nei -ai fino al collo
to be knee-deep in problems
essere in un mare di -ai
to be in a heap of trouble
combinare -ai
to make trouble
mettersi or ficcarsi or cacciarsi nei -ai
to get into trouble
andare in cerca di -ai
to be asking for trouble
tenersi fuori dai -ai
to stay out of trouble
togliersi or levarsi dai -ai
to get out of trouble
mettere qn nei -ai
to get sb into trouble
tirare qn fuori dai -ai
to get sb out of trouble
se non viene saranno -ai!
if he doesn't come there will be trouble!
raccontare a qn i propri -ai
to tell sb one's tale of woes

II.guai N mpl (noie)

ginocchio (m.pl. ginocchi, f.pl. ginocchia) [dʒiˈnɔkkjo, ki, kja] N m (f)

knee-deep in the PONS Dictionary

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Evacuees, some wearing life-vests, waited for rescue on the partly submerged slides knee-deep in frigid river water.
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The river is full during the monsoon season but has only knee-deep water in summer.
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And doing an update on the fly doesn't necessarily mean diving knee-deep in some confusing code.
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They worked to keep the curious from getting in the way of the rescuers while others entered into the knee-deep sticky mess to pull out the survivors.
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With water already knee-deep on the streets, only large trucks could get through.
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They would start on opposite sides of the course, racing through knee-deep water to catch the other tribe.
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The tornado destroyed the water tower and produced numerous fires in its wake, though overnight rains which left knee-deep water in some streets contained the flames.
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Their legs are covered in a water-repellant substance which allows them to run quite fast in knee-deep water.
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In the story, he had been punished after death by being condemned to stand knee-deep in water with perfect fruit growing above his head, both of which eternally "tantalized" him.
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Several passengers reported assisting others out of the cabin and into the knee-deep water.
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