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knee-high to a grasshopper

knee-high to a grasshopper adjective: short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.

Adjective

knee-high to a grasshopper (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child

Questions about knee-high to a grasshopper

What does knee-high to a grasshopper mean?
Knee-high to a grasshopper means short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.
What part of speech is knee-high to a grasshopper?
Knee-high to a grasshopper is an adjective.

Words near knee-high to a grasshopper in the dictionary

  1. knee-deep
  2. knee-deep in the Big Muddy
  3. knee-high
  4. knee-high blackberry
  5. knee-high by the Fourth of July
  6. knee-high to a grasshopper
  7. knee-highs
  8. knee-jerk
  9. knee-jerk reaction
  10. knee-jerk reactions
  11. knee-jerkery

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