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.
- 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