knee-high to a grasshopper
Meaning: Very young.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The expression suggests that the person is only as tall as a grasshopper's knee and is therefore very young. It is often used with a facedown, open hand to indicate the young person's height at the time.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- laugh all the way to the bank — To be proved right or successful in the face of scorn, particularly as regards money.
- lead someone around by the nose — To dominate someone; to force someone to do something.
- lend someone an ear — To listen to someone.
- like water off a duck's back — Having no effect on someone.
- look down one's nose at someone or something — To be snobbish about someone or something.
- make one's blood boil — To cause someone to become extremely angry.
More English idioms
- make one's mouth water — To make one salivate in anticipation of something good.
- millstone around one's neck — A burden or handicap, or a source of worry or concern.
- more than meets the eye — Some hidden aspect to a situation.
- neck of the woods — An area; a place.
- need something like one needs a hole in the head — To have absolutely no need for something.
- the nitty-gritty — The heart of the issue; the most important part of the discussion; the essential points.
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