knee-deep in the Big Muddy
Meaning
Adjective
- Stuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.
Related
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Origin
- From Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, a 1967 folk song by Pete Seeger, protesting the war in Vietnam.
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