knee-high to a grasshopper

adjective

short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child

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Meanings

adjectiveknee-high to a grasshopper (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableshort; especially relating to when the subject was a small child

Translations

Finnish vaahtosammuttimen kokoinen
  • vaahtosammuttimen kokoinenshort
French haut comme trois pommes
  • haut comme trois pommesshort
German drei Käse hoch
  • drei Käse hochshort
Italian alto come un soldo di cacio
  • alto come un soldo di cacioshort
Polish ledwo odrosnąć od ziemi
  • ledwo odrosnąć od ziemishort
Russian от горшка́ два вершка́, метр с ке́пкой
  • от горшка́ два вершка́ (ot goršká dva veršká)short
  • метр с ке́пкой (metr s képkoj)short
  • метр в прыжке́ (metr v pryžké)short
Cite this entry
APA

knee-high to a grasshopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20to%20a%20grasshopper

MLA

“knee-high to a grasshopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20to%20a%20grasshopper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knee-high to a grasshopper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20to%20a%20grasshopper.

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