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Discover LudwigThe phrase "knee high" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used as a descriptive phrase to indicate the height of something, usually in relation to a person's knee. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the level or intensity of something. Example: "The grass was knee high in the meadow, making it difficult to walk through." Example: "The water was knee high in the flooded streets." Example: "The tension in the room was knee high as the two teams prepared to face off in the championship game."
Dictionary
knee high
noun
A sock that reaches almost up to the knee
synonyms
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The flowers are now about knee high.
ROME — The grass in some public parks sways knee high.
"Black-and-brown leather, knee high, with a platform heel.
One of his legs went in knee high.
He caught him knee high.
I wish I were knee - high to a grasshopper.
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Socks, knee-high?
Knee-high boots with perforated sides.
"The penalty is not knee-high rough.
The rain tinged her knee-high boots.
He wore his socks knee-high.
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