yea big
yea big
Approximately this size. Said while using one's fingers, hands, or arms to visibly demonstrate size. ("Yea" is a variant of "yay" and is pronounced the same way.) "I'll have a small glass of wine, only yea big," he said, holding his thumb and index finger about an inch and a half apart. "Fish have to be about yea big for you to keep them," she said, putting her hand up to her sternum. A: "You were only yea big 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: big, yea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
yea big
(ˈje ˈbɪg) mod. about so big. (Accompanied by a hand gesture.) Oh, it was about yea big.
See also: big, yea
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- yea
- yay
- yay 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