knee-deep in the Big Muddy

Stuck in a bad or troublesome situation, often as a result of poor leadership. It seems that the elected officials around here are knee-deep in the Big Muddy—and the common folk like you have to suffer because of it. Well, we're knee-deep in the Big Muddy now! What the heck are we gonna do?

See also: big, muddy

See also:

muddy
be knee-deep in (something)
knee
come to a pretty pass
a pretty pass
get knee-deep in (something)
be in deep water
in deep water
in deep water(s)
twist slowly in the wind

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