yay big

yay big

Approximately this size. Said while using one's fingers, hands, or arms to visibly demonstrate size. "I'll have a small glass of wine, only yay big," he said, holding his thumb and index finger about an inch and a half apart. A: "You were only yay big the last time I saw you!" B: "I was 11, Uncle Jerry. There's no way I was only up to your hip." Fish have to be about yay big for you to keep them, she said, putting her hand up to her sternum.
See also: big, yay
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • yay
  • yea
  • yea big
  • of a size
  • out of proportion
  • all of a size
  • size queen
  • whittle
  • whittle (someone or something) down to size
  • whittle down to size