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adj. a long way from top to bottom/front to back VERBS be, look The water looks quite deep there. ADV. really, very | fairly, pretty, quite PHRASES ankle/knee/waist deep She stood knee deep in the water. low in tone VERBS be, sound Her voice sounded very deep on the telephone. | become ADV. very | fairly, quite strongly felt VERBS be, go, run This suspicion runs very deep among some government members. | become ADV. very a very deep feeling of love | fairly, quite
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DEEP, Also see BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP; BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE (DEVIL AND DEEP BLUE SEA); GO OFF THE DEEP END; IN DEEP; STILL WATERS RUN DEEP.
American Heritage Idioms