knee-high to a grasshopper
short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child
knee-high
UK /ˌniːˈhaɪ/ US /ˌniˈhaɪ/
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
4VERB + KNEE-HIGH
put, wore
KNEE-HIGH + NOUN
socks
PREP.
on
ADV.
almost
Definitions
adj
1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.
Near-synonym: knee-deep
knee-high by the Fourth of July
2
Very young.
John Fred Gourrier had been listening to Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, and the Spiders since he was knee-high.
noun
1
A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
- knee-hi
adverb — up to the knees
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
knee-high by the Fourth of July
If a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.
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Near-synonym: knee-deep
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knee-high by the Fourth of July
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The corn is knee-high.
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Mary wore knee-high boots.
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Mary wore knee-high socks.
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Mary put on her knee-high boots.
Tatoeba · #5785817Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, knee-high is marked as figuratively, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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