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