knee-high to a duck

1. Very young. A variant of "knee-high to a grasshopper." Wow, I haven't played with one of these old toys since I was knee-high to a duck. Unfortunately, Ed's mother died when he was still knee-high to a duck.

2. Diminutive, as in size or importance. He was knee-high to a duck all throughout middle school, but in high school he suddenly shot up to 6'2''. I felt knee-high to a duck when I first joined the massive law firm.

词组	knee-high to a duck
释义	knee-high to a duck knee-high to a duck 1. Very young. A variant of "knee-high to a grasshopper." Wow, I haven't played with one of these old toys since I was knee-high to a duck. Unfortunately, Ed's mother died when he was still knee-high to a duck. 2. Diminutive, as in size or importance. He was knee-high to a duck all throughout middle school, but in high school he suddenly shot up to 6'2''. I felt knee-high to a duck when I first joined the massive law firm. See also: duck Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: knee-high to a jackrabbit be as high as a kite near and dear to (one) set (one's) sights high set your sights high/low the heat is on ride high riding high have a high opinion of (someone or something) in high gear
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