ankle-deep

• Describe algo que llega hasta el tobillo; también se usa metafóricamente para indicar algo poco profundo, superficial o de poca importancia.

Describes something that reaches up to the ankle; often used metaphorically to mean shallow or superficial.

1. Depth measurementB1formal

   Reaching only up to the ankle or knee in height or depth.

   hasta el tobillo

   • The water in the stream was ankle-deep.
   • We waded through ankle-deep mud to reach the car.
   • The snow was ankle-deep in the garden.

   Sinónimosshallow